Blue Skies

Try to sell me my dreams
But the price is too high
Reality is never what it seems
While the future floats by

I reach for the clouds
You smack my hand away
It fills my head with doubt
When all I want is you to stay

I build my faith in fantasy
Work myself up for the fall
Reality is only what we see
Do hopes & dreams exist at all

My mind drifts to better days
When nothing falls or crumbles
Back to days where I was amazed
To days when I ran without a stumble

Sell me my hopes in a ziplock bag
Keep my dreams locked up tight
Don’t let life be such a drag
Let them see the sun shine bright

Release it into the open sky for me
Please never let me fall away
Don’t lock me up and throw away the key
Guarantee me that we’ll never fray


JLK 6/27/11