Tell Me, Child

Tell Me, Child

Last night I knew you were a wandering child.
A pretty young, painted thing.
And hard, like a diamond ring.
Chasing the same things like I did one time.
Me, I never got too close, but Lord. I remember those

Emotions disregarded.
Do you know how broke a heart gets?
Tell me, child. Do you know?

Years, like a soft veil, just fall away.
Silent until you find
you can't call them back to mind.
So I'll blow the dust off my old memories
I stole from the lost and found.
Lord, I remember now

Little things I never thought we'd
want again or ever might need.
Tell me, child. Do you know.

Wandering child...
Do you think you are the first to dance with shadows?
Too many of us have and such a long, long time ago.
And what were only lonely fires
we mistook for our desires.
Were they, child? Do you know?

So you wear your badge of youth for all to see.
Yes, yours are the only eyes
that can clearly see tonight.
I'm more like a ghost from some forgotten time.
But answer this question dear:
What road has brought me here?

Here... where the lights start blurring
are there any lessons learning?
Tell me, child. Do you know?

Wandering child...
Do you think you are the first that's danced with shadows?
Too many of us have and such a long, long time ago.
But what were only lonely fires
we thought must be our desires.
Were they, child? Do you know?

Sweet wandering child, do you know?

Ed
Guam