Isaac's Lament

He walks over to the window
 And without a hesitation he goes out
 I walk over to the window
 And I see him hit the sidewalk like a trout
 With a moment's indecision
 I can almost see him moving
 Then I see the splattered pavement
 And I feel it's almost soothing
 'Cause I know he didn't suffer
 Any more than was the norm
 He lived life the way he found it
 And he left it true to form
 He was standing by the TV
 When I saw his eyes roll upward in his head
 I came over to the TV
 Just to find out what the anchorman had said
 With a little human interest
 And some filler for the waiting
 They were speaking of replacements
 And a failure in the ratings
 And my friend looked pale then paler
 As his body lost his breath
 And I listened and discovered
 What would send him to his death
 Oh Gopher, Gopher's being fired
 Contracts have expired
 Love has been retired
 Buried out at sea
 Every afternoon in college
 He'd sit down and pour himself another brew
 Just as soon forsake his knowledge
 For an hour's entertainment with the crew
 With a tub of buttered popcorn
 And a can or two of soda
 He gets sucked into the program
 Like he has to make some quota
 'Cause he knows what's gonna happen
 'Cause he's seen them all before
 And the endless double takes
 Just make him want it even more
 Oh Isaac, Isaac's over tired
 Julie's been unhired
 Love is uninspired
 Sinking in the bay
 The Love Boat
 Love Boat's dropped it's anchor
 Bought out by some banker
 Hired out as a tanker
 Drifting far away
 Oh Aaron Spelling you're a genius
 No one could have seen this
 Running all these years
 (Won't you tell us)
 Aaron, where'd you get the notion
 Love upon the ocean
 Blazing new frontiers
 When he heard the sad decision
 There was sorrow and confusion in the home
 He turned off the television
 And he came to his conclusion on his own
 With a sigh of desperation
 He gave in to his depression
 He went out to greet the concrete
 Where he made his last impression
 And the papers want a statement
 'Cause the public wants to know
 Was it just the cancellation
 Of a favorite TV show
 The Love Boat
 Love Boat's slowly sinking
 Vicki's started thinking
 Merrill has been drinking
 One more for the road
 The Love Boat
 Love Boat has been grounded
 Doc is still dumbfounded
 All aboard's been sounded
 No where left to go