Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
When I hear children at play
Memories come from far away
Taking me, holding my hand
To the playground wonderland
See-saw, lifting you high
Swings that let you touch the sky
Then, whenever you're through
Painted ponies wait for you
It's a world, summertime free
Where else would you rather be?
With a friend there at your side
Up you climb and down you slide
When I hear children at play
(I love to play in the playground)
(Every time I go, I know that I'll find a friend)
Memories come from far away
Taking me, holding my hand
(I want to stay in the playground)
(When I'm there, I wish that it would never end)
To the playground wonderland
Taking turns, learning to share
Jungle Jim or teddy bear
Hide and seek, counting to ten
Oh, to play there once again
See-saw, lifting you high
Swings that let you touch the sky
Then, whenever you're through
Painted ponies wait for you
When I hear children at play
(I love to play in the playground)
(Every time I go, I know that I'll find a friend)
Memories come from far away
Taking me, holding my hand
(I want to stay in the playground)
(When I'm there, I wish that it would never end)
To the playground wonderland
To the playground wonderland
Memories come from far away
Taking me, holding my hand
To the playground wonderland
See-saw, lifting you high
Swings that let you touch the sky
Then, whenever you're through
Painted ponies wait for you
It's a world, summertime free
Where else would you rather be?
With a friend there at your side
Up you climb and down you slide
When I hear children at play
(I love to play in the playground)
(Every time I go, I know that I'll find a friend)
Memories come from far away
Taking me, holding my hand
(I want to stay in the playground)
(When I'm there, I wish that it would never end)
To the playground wonderland
Taking turns, learning to share
Jungle Jim or teddy bear
Hide and seek, counting to ten
Oh, to play there once again
See-saw, lifting you high
Swings that let you touch the sky
Then, whenever you're through
Painted ponies wait for you
When I hear children at play
(I love to play in the playground)
(Every time I go, I know that I'll find a friend)
Memories come from far away
Taking me, holding my hand
(I want to stay in the playground)
(When I'm there, I wish that it would never end)
To the playground wonderland
To the playground wonderland
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The Playground Lyrics as written by Bill Evans Alan Bergman
Lyrics © Spirit Music Group
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