For You

All slip through the tears of tides
All fall down the stairs of air
All we are is in your eyes
All we are is out there

It's for you I climbed the light
It's for you I slide awhile
It's for you another night
It's for you I smile

And our hands are far apart
And our hearts are open wide
At the end we reach the start
For another try

And those who love to see us fall
But never look to see us fly
Are those who only watched us crawl
And left us there to die

And when we got back in the car
And took another ride
We left the doubters in the dust
To feel a little lost inside

It's for you I climbed the light
It's for you I slide awhile
It's for you another night
It's for you I cry

We are shadows in the darkness
We are candles in the sun
We are flowers in the garden
But together we are only one

Now we walk among the stars
But all our friends are here
And all we are is in your eyes
After all these years

All slip through the tears of tides
All fall down the stairs of air
All we are is in your eyes
All of us who ever cared

It's for you I climbed the light
It's for you I slide awhile
It's for you another night
It's for you I smile

And our hands are far apart
But our hearts are open wide
At the end we reach the start
For another try

Before we draw the curtains down
And turn out all the lights
I just want to thank you
For another night

Now we walk among the stars
But all the kids are here
All we are is in your eyes
After all these years

After all these years


Copyright J. Shidler, 2012-08-29