What I Wanted to Hold

Yellow light on the wall I can close my eyes and return To the home I remember in a blur Of sights and smells, and sounds of old But it's not what I wanted to hold When I learned that I would have something of my own What is love, if not violet? A beam of light on an autumn afternoon That slowly fades to blue I have always wanted you When the summer goes long When the water stays warm I remember the faces of everyone I've loved And the places I have lived And the places I have visited You're alive and I'm alive You're a dream that I had when I was young I'm alive and I'm okay The air is light blue today The air is light blue today The air is light blue today The air is light blue today The air is light blue today I want a place where I can stay warm Deep inside my body of this earth And a mouth that says soft things Or just breathes in my ear And a heart I can speak back to For no one else to hear