Lift Your Head
In this restless land of yearning
I can hear the roaring blaze
Of hopes and dreams and castles burning
Churning out a smoky haze
CHORUS:
Love me, hold me, dance me, darling
Across this bridge of pencil lead
If life attacks you snapping and snarling
Stomp your feet and lift your head
If your cares are suffocating
Time to come away with me
There are better dreams awaiting
I wait for you so wistfully
CHORUS:
If all your expectations waver
All your green lights turn to red
Your lollipop has lost its flavor
Drop your cares and lift your head
Life pulls the rug from under you,
You think you hear it thunder too
Your golden eggs have all turned blue
And one of them grew wings and flew
CHORUS:
When all your happy hopes have fled
It’s time to dream some dreams instead
And if they tumble out of bed
Just pick them up and lift your head
Just hold my hand and don’t let go
I see things you cannot see
Oh, where’s the guy I used to know
Oh, where’s the girl I used to be
CHORUS:
Love me, hold me, dance me, darling
On this bridge of pencil lead
If life attacks you snapping and snarling
Just stomp your feet and lift your head
By Mary James & Jean James