Barefoot Dreamer

Barefoot Dreamer

I was a barefoot dreamer running wild through the grass Building castles in the sandbox thought the magic’d always last Chasing fireflies at twilight every moment came so fast

Then the mirror showed a stranger with a voice that cracked and grew Tried to find my place in circles that I barely even knew Fell in love and broke my heart but learned what love can do

I’ve walked the roads I’ve climbed the hills I’ve drunk my share of joy and spills I’ve danced through storms I’ve kissed the rain No need to start the clock again These golden years they hold me tight I’ve lived a good life and that feels right

Built a home with my own hands planted roots and watched them grow Taught my children how to wonder now they teach me what they know And the seasons spun around me like a story told in snow

Now my hair is painted silver like the dawn that greets the day The lines upon my face are maps of all I gave away And I smile at every memory carved along the way

I’ve walked the roads I’ve climbed the hills I’ve drunk my share of joy and spills I’ve danced through storms I’ve kissed the rain No need to start the clock again These golden years they hold me tight I’ve lived a good life and that feels right