Let Me Keep You

The fireflies
Always zip right by
No matter how still I stay
It doesn’t pay
No matter how fast I run
You never shine for me long

The snowflakes fall
Right onto my coat
I try to look at them
But you all melt and I get soaked

The clouds pass
All so picturesque
I snap a photo
But I cannot see
The beauty that you showed me

A scared little deer
All alone and small
I grab a leaf or two
And I toss it to you
Little deer here’s some food
But the deer has left
All I wanted was to help
And give you a small pet

Bubble, oh, bubble
I want to hold you in my hands
I wave the wand around
Like a conductor in a band
So many of you are produced
It seems like a miracle to me
Reaching out my hands
I try to see my reflection in thee
Holding the magic of you
All they say about bubbles is true
I blink and wonder if this is a dream
But a pop fills the air
And I no longer have you

I try, I try, I try
But once I have it
It floats away
It runs away
It flies away
It melts away
What is it about me
That always makes me end up alone

Now I am that deer
Every time I hear
Anything remotely close to a leer or a sneer
I jump inside
And run to try and hide
How can I ever trust
If nothing sticks around
It seems like the only place I belong
Is six-feet underground

There would be nothing to fear
Nothing that would disappear
Everything would stay
Because they can’t move that much anyway
I could wake up
And know that it would be a pain-free day