So Close to Free

Layin' by the river a boy--so close to free.    
The wind blows a wave along--and it's movin' me.    
Water rolls along the rocks--and I feel it flow.    
Time slips away from me--it hurts lettin’ go.  
 
Pain inside washin' away--memories play in my ear.  
Brain denied another day--and am I even here?    
Clouds tried to lead above—to what I couldn’t see.    
Fleeting times I used to love--they were a part of me.  
 
Laughter in the breeze again--toes in the sand.    
Is it just a dream again? staring at my hand.  
Birds fly from tree to tree--and I understand.  
Wishes for what couldn't be--one cannot command.  
 
A child's hero rises up--coverin' all his fear.
Fight for honour, love and truth--such a spirit held in dear.  
 
Lone, by the river a boy--somewhere inside.    
Each of us is holding on--through the tears denied.  
 
Leaves float high upon the sky--from here to there.    
Water wells beneath the eye—sayin’ what words wouldn't dare.    
 
A bird flies by the tree above—tracin’ shadows below.    
So close to freedom--I love--but may never know.    
 
Life set loose over my head—lyin’ aloft in softened air.    
Leaves, birds, and clouds have led--a path I cannot share.    
 
Long lost; a child we hide--somehow, it's true.    
Deep down but close inside--both me and you.  
 
Whispers call along the way—in silence as we grow.    
A child's voice inside will say--never let me go.