One thousand letters won't be able
To hold the words which burden me
But come and see that they are written
On paper with facility
I really have to force my eyes
To read my hardest exercise
And though I notice
If they go on
They'll wear out my mind
At least it kills the time
One thousand times I was willing
To hear the news I didn't see
Often distant from my interests
But said with facility
I really have to realize
It's been my hardest exercise
Though now I notice
They will still try
To wear out my mind
At least it kills the time