Sitting still as stone watching

Watching
People walking by and
wondering why
No one ever stops to talk or thinks about it
they ever did
What if God shuffled by?

One day we might see
Doing not a thing
Breathing just to breathe
We might find some reason

But rushing around seems what's wrong with the world
Don't lose the dreams inside your head
They'll only be there til you're dead
Dream

Lying on the roof counting
The suns that fill the sky, I wonder is
Someone in the heavens looking back down on me
I'll never know

So much space to believe
Funny when you're small
The moon follows the car
There's no one but you see
Hey, the moon is chasing me

I worried if I looked away she'd be gone
Don't lose the dreams inside your head
They'll only be there til you're dead
Dream

Walking through the wood
No cares in the world
The world she's come to play
She's all mine just for a day

There's not a moment to lose in the game
Don't let the troubles in your head
Steal too much time, you'll soon be dead
So play

All fall down
It won't be so long now
Out of the darkness comes light like a flash
You think you can, you think you can
Sometimes that is the problem
Dream, little darling, dream

Spinning on the wind
The leaf fell from the limb

But everyday should be a good day to die
O,h all fall down
It won't be too long now
Every fire dies
I find it hard to explain how I got here
I think I can, I think I can
Then again I will falter
Dream

Oh, I think I can, I think I can
I think I can, I think I can

Dream, little darling, dream
Spinning on the wind
The leaf fell from the limb


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    I am in love with this song, and although picking one, would be like playing favorites w/ kids, i have to say there's a special place for YNK. The imagry of "The moon follows the car" is awsome! Cuz really, when youre a kid in the car late at night, it looks like the moons chasign you. I always get that pictuer in my head and it's just beautiful. As far as meaning; go find your dream, whatever it is, no matter how old you are.

    Lissy Ratzon July 23, 2002   Link

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