This Last Hurrah

My favorite insects drop like flies

We know it's soon November

A lot of sap has left the tree

But when it's done remember

Your shoes could fetch a million

We'd gladly clean your pool

And trade a hundred for one day

This last hurrah is still cool

This last hurrah is still cool

The pretty ones are rare and tough

But sometimes they can manage

The large and loud are monster trucks

Built to take the damage

Your shoes could fetch a million

We'd gladly clean your pool

And trade a hundred for one day

This last hurrah is still cool

This last hurrah is still cool

This last hurrah is still cool

For each and every semaphore

You know it's soon descending

The stalwart and adoring horde

Were once so never-ending

If you could keep them in a jar

Like fireflies in summer

To watch them fade and radiate

You'd never put them under

My shoes are free and running

I won't be going barefoot

My life cannot be compromised

Or measured by the square foot

There's no complaint so hollow

As mine beside the pool

One day is worth a hundred more

This last hurrah is still cool

This last hurrah is still cool

This last hurrah is still cool