In This Terrerrium Lyrics - David Wilcox

from Unreleased 

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In this terrarium lives a librarian 

Spending her money at the grocery store 

And there at the grocery store, out from the register 

Comes a quarter that she's seen before 

When she was young she carved a smile 

On President Washington's jawbone 

And that same quarter last touched her hand 

When it bought her an ice cream cone 

All those years just disappear 

As she remembers watching 

The man at the counter who took her quarter 

And saw George Washington smiling 

Back in her mind after all this time 

Back in her hand is the memory 

Back in her life is the childhood smile 

Back from a lifelong journey 

She carries the groceries with just one hand 

One hand holds her childhood 

Walking along by the ice cream store 

That's boarded up with plywood 

Back in her mind after all this time 

Back in her hand is the memory 

Back in her life is the childhood smile 

Back from a lifelong journey 

Safely locked in a jewelry box 

The smile on the quarter is fading 

Dead as a worthless drop of lead 

Only alive in trading 

So what can she do with a childhood smile 

And what do you do with a treasure 

Same as you do with the love you get 

Give it away with pleasure 

In this terrarium lives a librarian 

Sending her quarter on a trip once more 

Into the register goes the quarter 

That shows George Washington smiling 

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David Wilcox, all rights reserved