Paper Dreams

Never say never say never

For you’ll always end up in December

Beating at the cold hard gates

Of what you can and can’t relate

The dark shadows of tomorrow

Overshadow the past of today

And the bright sunrise of forgiveness

Is dulled by the way you say

I’ll stop wondering how to live

When you stop making paper airplanes

I’ll stop hating your whole world

When you stop making paper cranes

In the summer of the springtime

In the winter of the fall

We’ll band together like fools

And we’ll learn to take it all

Life isn’t easy when you live

Christmas never comes for those who give

Keeping your heart locked up

Is the only way to keep things from getting rough

I’ll stop wondering how to live

When you stop making paper snowflakes

I’ll stop hating your whole world

When you stop crying into lakes

In the summer of the springtime

In the winter of the fall

We’ll band together like fools

And we’ll learn to take it all

The turn of the century

Is coming today

And the end of the world

Will happen tomorrow

But the hope for the future

Is crushed by the past

And when you find yourself first

You’ll come into last

Night Wish

I auditioned for a part

In a dark passion play

I tried to do my best

But I heard the director say

"You don't fit the part,

You don't fit the role

All you can do is watch

As the play slowly unfolds"

So now I sit and watch

And someone else lives my life

My only comfort being hope

And my solace being night

This year

It’s the end of a year

And a new beginning

It’s the end of an era

And a new forgiving

I hope this year, this time

You’ll understand

For this year, this time

I’m going to take a stand

I don’t want this year to be the same

I don’t want to look back and say

“I didn’t do anything different”

“I didn’t do anything right.”

This year I’m going to have my beginning

This year I’m going to have my night.

It’s the start of the year

And a new creation

It’s the start of an era

And a new relation

I hope this year, this time

I’ll get to see the world

For this year, this time

I’ll finally find the words

I don’t want this year to be the same

I don’t want to look back and say

“I didn’t do anything different”

“I didn’t do anything right.”

This year I’m going to have my beginning

This year I’m going to have my night.

As I look up to all the stars

That have all come before

I think of all the ways

I’ll open up the door

I know this year, this time

I’ll get to see the world

For this year, this time

I’ll finally find the words

I don’t want this year to be the same

I don’t want to look back and say

“I didn’t do anything different”

“I didn’t do anything right.”

This year I’m going to have my beginning

This year I’m going to have my night.