Lamplight

On the edge of the lamplight
A little boy stays
Close enough to be seen
Far enough to be safe

Sitting down in the lamplight
A little boy's gaze
Falters from the blank stars
Fishes through the swollen haze

Hiding out in the moonlight
A little boy plays
All alone in a crowd
Firmly set in his ways

Climbing back to the lamplight
A little boy takes
A last look, a last chance
Gone away too afraid

And he waits...
And he waits...
And he waits...

For another chance

Floating up in the limelight
A little boy weighs
Half as much as he did
When he was offstage

Crashing down in the lamplight
A little boy razed
Every hope that he had
Every dream that he chased

Slipping back to the lamplight
A little boy waits
Waterfalls down his cheeks
A last wish too late

On the edge of the lamplight
A little boy stays
Close enough to be seen
Far enough to be safe