Childish Dreams

I dreamed I won the Olympic marathon,

Man, after 26 miles, I ran into this big stadium,

Everybody cheered my name,
Bright lights, Television cameras aimed at me,

I’m standing on the top stair,

And I’m sweating like I just took a hot shower,

Gold Medal dangled down about mid-chest,

It felt heavier than I’d guessed,

They played my country’s fight song,

It could happen, maybe, someday, you never know,

But when I opened my eyes, It was dark …
And I was all alone,

I dreamed I cured cancer,

I did in an afternoon,
It seemed so simple, dreaming up a solution,

Just after school, but before my favorite television show,

I saved the bald headed kid from certain death,
I guessed,

Then I played video games until my fingers were numb,

It could happen, maybe, someday, you never know,

But when I opened my eyes, It was dark …
And I was all alone,

I dream a lot it seems,

Dreaming I’m, dreaming ... I’m someone else,

Being anybody else ... but me ... I do not want to be me,

Dreaming someone would listen to me,
Maybe notice me,

But my dreams, they grow inside my head,

Some dreams seem small, even quiet,

Some dreams scare me ... I stay away from those dreams,

But I love most of my dreams,
Big or small,

Even the ones I can hardly remember,

My dreams are my special place ... a place I go to hide,

Because my dreams always welcome me inside,

Within my dreams – I’m safe, I’m smart, I’m pretty,

And my dreams never touch me, tease me, or scream at me,

My dreams always give me a hug,

My dreams tell me I’m loved,

My dreams could come true, maybe, someday, you never know,

But when I open my eyes, It’s dark …
And I'm all alone,

But I’ll keep dreaming, you know …

My heart promised me, If I dreamed big enough,
Maybe my dreams will come true,
Maybe, someday, you never know,
I'll open my eyes,
And I'll be ...