She Floats Away

She's sad

And then she's mad

Sometimes I wish she'd be more like her dad.

She gets hurt

And when she hits the dirt

It ushers in a crisis that you can't avert

I just want her to fly

But not too high

To where the air gets thin

Mmm-hmm

And I want her to soar

I wanna hear her roar

And echo through the expanse of space and time

She floats away

Simple and free

I gotta let her go

Eventually

She likes to fall

Into the arms

Of alarming uncertainty

And it tortures me

She sees in color

Never black and white

Always musing 'bout the world being so uptight

She knows she's smart

And from the very start

She's always sayin', "Mom, I'll never fall apart"

And I want her to play

I wanna hear her say

Everythings okay

And I want her to shine

And in her own time

She'll conquer every mountain that she needs to climb

She floats away

Simple and free

I gotta let her go

Eventually

She likes to fall

Into the arms

Of alarming uncertainty

And it tortures me

Be true to you

Be kind every time

Every time

Stay strong

She floats away

Simple and free

I gotta let her go

Eventually

She likes to fall

Into the arms

Of alarming uncertainty

And it tortures me

She floats away

I gotta let her go, whoa

And it tortures me