Little Longer

When the hours used to drift on summer winds

And we ran by the pool without falling in

When the clouds rolled on by

Past the giants in the sky

The days seemed to last

A little longer

Somehow we get pushed along on the waves

Too old now for the swings, and too young to be afraid

I used to gaze up at the stars

With a promise still my heart

And I begged to stay up

A little longer

Then the world seems to twist and rearrange

Don’t you blink or you might miss the leaves as they change

You gotta rise with the sun

A new day has begun

But you just want to sleep

A little longer

The years in the city marched like a parade

But the subway trains and the freezing rain

Made the birds fly away

I put my life on hold

Like coffee getting cold

And told myself it’d be just

A little longer

Spring flew in on a butterfly out of the blue

My sepia haze turned to better days

And one became two

We sang and we smiled

And set off into the wild

And we felt that life could last

A little longer

There were many long days before you were born

When we held on to hope like a kite in a storm

But the will of the world

Can be beautiful sweet girl

And we chose to believe

A little longer

Summer returned and watched them all as they grew

And we looked on as our little fawns

Became somebody new

Now you’re taller than me

And I’m packing you up to leave

And I wish you could stay

Little longer

Somewhere inside I know that I’m growing old

But I sit with my folks and tell all the same jokes

’Cause it keeps me consoled

Before the sun dips below

I just want you to know

That I need you around

A little longer

I just need you around

A little longer