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My Ten Speed Bike

Oh, I called my lawyer yesterday, in need of a defense,
Just in case I have a fine to pay for criminal offense.
I will break the law, I do confess - I'll drive beyond the speed
That the scientists have always said you never can exceed!

Oh! what a rush! And Oh! what delight!
As laws of Physics protest and strike!
For I shall pass the speed of light
As I pedal toward the sunset on my ten speed bike!

And as I approached that magic 'C', then Albert gave a laugh
And he plotted my velocity with care upon his graph.
Much more swiftly still I pedaled then; I strove with all my might,
For I hope to be quite famous when I pass the speed of light!

Oh! what a rush! And Oh! what delight!
As laws of Physics protest and strike!
For I shall pass the speed of light
As I pedal toward the sunset on my ten speed bike!

Now I see the world is all a blur, as I go racing by
And I know that Einstein will concur that I'm a speedy guy,
Oh, I think this rush is better than Nintendo or Atari;
But I never would have guessed I'd end at Proxima Centauri!

Oh! what a rush! And Oh! what delight!
As laws of Physics protest and strike!
For I have passed the speed of light
As I pedaled toward the sunset on my ten speed bike!

Oh! but how the time has quickly flown, as I was on my journey -
And now all my friends are dead and gone, and so is my attorney,
Sadly, when they brought me to the jail, and threw away the key,
Though I loudly begged and cried and wailed, none came to rescue me.

Oh! what a rush! And Oh! what delight!
As laws of Physics protest and strike!
For I have passed the speed of light
As I pedaled toward the sunset on my ten speed bike!

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