THESE WISHES (4:37)

Go, boy,
And find a river
To carry you away.
Take these wishes, they’ll save you from the weather,
You’re gonna need these wishes some day.

Go, boy,
And find a lover;
No more loss, no more pain.
Whispered dreams, dying thunder;
A mother’s gentle hand takes us all down that road again.

Go, boy.
Follow the river,
And speak your poems to the rain.

See the sunlight on the lake, those silver coins can’t keep us young.
Day is ending, summer won’t last long.
Raining Monday, Tuesday raindrops vanish in the sun.
Night is falling, summer won’t last long.

Go, girl.
There’s no more trouble here;
No broken home, no fallen sky.
Take these wishes, and keep them as your special prayer,
Spin around, and ‘round, then uncover your eyes.

Go, girl.
The road ahead
Is full of wonder and danger, and ghosts and strangers, and all your desires and dreams.
Time, and magic potions turn dragons into butterflies;
Princesses become queens.

Go, girl.
Follow the river,
And carry your songs to the sea.

See the sunlight on the lake, those silver coins can’t keep us young.
Day is ending, summer won’t last long.
Raining Monday, Tuesday raindrops vanish in the sun.
Night is falling, summer won’t last long.