float away

if i could float away
and never have to say
the things i’ve been meaning to so long
like a balloon up in the sky
i’d drift way up high
in the clouds and find myself a song

it’s not you, so just relax
it’s only time that’s made me crack
into the pieces on the floor at your feet
so step light, be aware
pull back your falling hair
if only now it’s important that you see

in the morning i’ll be changed
the night will make me sane
and i’ll be ready to soldier through another day
so sound your trumpets, roll your drums
your day of truth will never come
‘cause i’d rather live a lie than move away

Jon Houlon, Hillside Blue Music, 2001