Red Says the Sunset
Close my eyes to paint a picture
Takes me back to a time when I was just a kid
The world around me was ever growing
And there was a sweet innocence in everything I did
The morning sun was my simple smile
Her warm words whispers on my skin, and
Red says the sunset, red says the sunset
How I needed a friend
To share in this happiness
That I thought could never end
The city was my playground
An enchanted land everywhere to explore
Abandon buildings, hidden places near rushing railroads
Giant puddles extracted from all of thunder storms
Rainbows, archways, paths leading to front doors
And red says the sunset again every day
Red says the sunset come out and play
If I could only go back
To lazy days lying, amidst the talling grass
Jumping daringly from rooftop to rooftop
Befriending minnows, frogs, crickets and crabs
Climbing trees, skinning knees
Teaching myself about fire from only one little match
In every noon it was huge, it was
Watching over me
Red says the sunset, red says the sunset all over again
In childhood I never found that needed friend
But, the little boy still journeys on
Now as a husband, a father,and God fearing man
Red says the sunset, red says the sunset
Happiness shines all across this land
Copyright © Michael Smith | Year Posted 2012
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