RIP, Mario

Goodbye Mario

Though I never knew you at all

You had the grace to hold yourself

While those around you crawled

They crawled out of the woodwork

And they whispered into your brain

They set you on the treadmill

And they erased your name

And it seems to me you lived your life

Like a candle in the wind

Allways knowing what to cling to

When the rain set in

And I would have liked to have known you

But I was just a kid

Your candle burned out long before

Your legend ever did

Loneliness was tough

The toughest battle you ever faced

Havana created a superstar

And pain was the price you paid

Even when you died

Oh the press still ignored you

All the papers had to say

Was that Mario was once Castro's friend

Goodbye Mario,

From the young man in the 22nd row

Who sees you as something more than a prisoner

More than just our Mario