To a Child Billy Childs (Ft. Dianne Reeves)

[Verse 1]
What is life—
Did you read about it
In a magazine?
Silent lies
Never give you what you need
Is there hope
For a mother
And an elf on speed?

[Chorus]
Kiss the sun hello
Child in the park
Make your life a loving thing
I'm so tired
You're so wired
And I'm a poet
Without a poem
You are my child

[Verse 2]
"So serene"
I read about us
In a magazine
Then why are we
Crying by the washing machine?
Let's run away child
And follow a dream