Hopeful

[Verse 1]
Tell me darlin', how you been and what's it like?
And do the streets still sing the children's song outside?
It's been so long and I still miss you every day
And in this empty, all I'm seeing is your face
And how is home and do the walls still lock you in?
Yeah, I remember, I remember everythin'
Yeah, I still see the colors dancing in your mind
A thousand shades of beautiful moving in your eyes

[Chorus]
May you be hopeful
May you paint me with a smile I hope you fight for
The dreaming of a child, I wish you no more
Teardrops to water down your eyes
So darlin', don't you ever dare to let the night in
'Cause one day they will see the wonder you've been
So shine, dear, don't let them take your light

[Verse 2]
When my heart stopped beating, my last thought was you
If I could steal a second, I would take a few
Just to hold you one more time, take it all in
Just to see you and to tell you everythin'
Yeah, I'd cry, I'd cry a river like you'd never seen before
Knowing that I'll never see you anymore
But I still see the colors dancing in your mind
A thousand shades of beautiful moving in your eyes

[Chorus]
May you be hopeful
May you paint me with a smile I hope you fight for
The dreaming of a child, I wish you no more
Teardrops to water down your eyes
So darlin', well don't you ever dare to let the night in
'Cause one day they will see the wonder you've been
So shine, dear, don't let them take your light

[Outro]
So darlin', don't you ever dare to let the night in
'Cause one day they will see the wonder you've been
So shine, dear, don't let them take your light