Infirmary Ball

We met at the Infirmary Ball
White gowns and bracelets and all
We supped on sweet potato puree
I balanced you on my rickety knee

We danced as well as we could
We were actually pretty good
Fluorescent lights buzzed above us
The band couldn't help but love us

I never felt we were rushing things
Even later when we exchanged our rings
It's years since I was menopausal
I've got no time for reappraisal

We met at the Infirmary Ball
White gowns and bracelets and all
I balanced you on my rickety knee
Because you were even sicker than me


And it's hard for me to listen
To the news of your condition
It's harder still for me to think
That I somehow pushed you past the brink

I love you at least today
And forever is not that far way
In here we do what we can
And you weren't bad for a sick old man

We met at the Infirmary Ball
White gowns and bracelets and all
We supped on sweet potato puree
I balanced you on my rickety knee
I balanced you on my rickety knee
© Mark Donato