Here’s to all the things I’ve seen
The hard things that I made it through
The special people I have known
The promises I found were true
Here’s to the whispers that I heard
The times I fought to not give in
The faith and hope I held onto
The bonds of love that always win
Here’s to this safe place I have found
Each day, each choice that got me here
Here’s to the future that is mine
To looking forward without fear
I wanted things – shining worlds
Rainbows held in drops of dew
Birds soaring in clear blue skies
Sunrise from mountaintop view
I wanted things – twinkling dreams
Meteor shower, shooting star
Face always in the warm sunshine
Moonbeam glow on waters far
I wanted things – blooming hopes
Farmhouse nestled in rolling hills
Chickens roosting on the porch rail
Waterwheels on country mills
I wanted things – wide open paths
Golden fields touching the horizon
Panorama of green mountain peaks
Turquoise lake sparkling in sun
I wanted things way back when
I found things I could not imagine then
Sand sifting slowly through my fingers
Reach for a crystal but nothing lingers
So close, it seems it could really be mine
Already I see it slip away in time
As elusive as a rainbow, as transparent as a cloud
It will vanish like a password spoken aloud
The more I try to hold on, the less I can see
But look away and it’s back, calling to me
I wonder how to touch it – I wonder if I should
How can I really trust it – how can I know it’s good
How far do you need to reach for your destiny
How many places must you look before you find the key
A cloud that passes over the sun
A few drops of rain before it’s gone
What if I follow in its shadow
What if I stand and watch it go
I am not thinking about a pink elephant in a purple sky
I am not thinking about what happens when dreams die
I am not thinking about a cage full of yellow birds
I am not thinking about what can change with a few words
I am not remembering the roads I didn’t take
I am not remembering a princess castle birthday cake
I am not remembering that glance in the rearview mirror
I am not remembering all the things I wrote to get here
I am not wishing for a fancy carriage or silver skates
I am not wishing for a trip across all fifty states
I am not wishing for one more spin on the dance floor
I am not wishing for a different life anymore
Let the wheels roll for freedom
Fill the road full for freedom
Although silent for a while
Now the bells toll for freedom
We will stand on conviction
Take back what they stole for freedom
No division, no distraction
Unified our goal for freedom
We won’t stop until victory
Makes our new lives whole for freedom
On the outside looking in
This is where I’ve always been
I belong but have no place
Still I hold on just in case
On the outside looking in
Hoping this is when I’ll win
The door’s ajar, I step inside
But I’m ignored and pushed aside
On the outside looking in
Rejected, shamed, and hurt again
That world inside, I finally see
Is a twisted, warped reality
On the outside looking in
A better life I will begin
I find it’s outside I belong
Where I can heal, where I grow strong
