Hold Me Up

caught me staring at the moon
we're all held captive by the light
it's the start of winter
now all the kids will call the night

nervous glances at the star cold sky
three or four will flicker out
something still they don't understand
how we all can hear their sounds

hold me up until the sunrise
hold me up one last time

we will wait for the sign
some generations come with trust
out of windows stare their eyes
how their dreams do fill with stardust

hold me up until the sunrise
hold me up one last time
don't you ask me all these questions
i can't help you anyway
you don't want to know the answers i know
you'll come to find them someday

precocious child with tender hands
you tucked her tightly into bed
nestled in blankets with tangled hair
all the things she never said

caught her staring at the starlight
caught her palying along
holding shaky little hands up
caught her singing their song

hold me up until the sunrise
hold me up one last time
don't you ask me all these questions
i can't help you anyway
you don't want to know the answers i know
you'll come to find them someday