Child of Snow

gone are the days when we were innocent and white

picture of stars replaced by rows of city lights

now if you look beyond the window sill

deep within the pines

out in the cold, I lie, I lie

gone are the songs we sang of who we’d all become

much like the lullabies we faded one by one

now if you look beneath the floor of ice

frozen overnight

hollow and still, there lies our lives

you were saying, you were saying

all of us are growing up

I was waiting, I was waiting

never got to see the morning sun

ha..

gone is the house where we made memories of snow

now all the kids are gone and trees have overgrown

under the shelter of an empty swing

sits a book of mine

scribbles and sketches of our time

a fairy tale recounting life

you were saying, you were saying

all of us are growing up

I was waiting, I was waiting

winter ended so abrupt

ha.. ha..

what I would give for one more day

hey.. hey..

here comes the sun

spring has arrived

the ice starts to thaw

no clouds in the sky

but something feels odd

did someone near me

escape my memory

the children will sing

a beautiful song

of when they grow up

and all move along

the lyrics recall

a scene from the story

that I have never seen (you’re lost in thoughts but no one comes to mind)

the flowers in bloom

the birds have returned

and in our old house

the fire still burns

where have I seen (somebody hear me)

this puddle before me

through the ice

you were saying, you were saying

all the world is growing up

I was waiting, I was waiting

winter ended so abrupt

ha.. ha..

what I would give for one more day

hey.. hey..

and I..

quickly before I melt away

hey.. hey..