A Man Who Never Was by Lorenzo58

Many thanks to Stuart Aitken for the bass guitar.

I don't come to judge or condone.
I'm just someone you knew long ago.
In the vanished days of childhood,
Before all the pride or the shame.
Can you even remember my name?

Did you wander the cities of light
In search of the peace of the dark of the night?
Was it the wilderness that beckoned you?
Or were you guided by some inner flame?

So don't count on me for anything:
Not the why or the how or because.
I never promised you the truth or reality.
I'm a phantom of maybes - a man who never was.

Time takes us all by surprise,
But it's your choice to fall or to fly.
We've all come a long way from innocence,
So don't try to remember my name.