We Could Be Anything
Flip over the box
Make crayon marks
Hastily draw out by hand
Windows and rockets
Old snacks in our pockets
Flying over unknown lands
Cry when we crash land
Hear the sirens blare
The wind in our hair
Our bikes have motors today
With crime on the rise
We’ll catch the bad guys
And help keep our town safe
Plastic badges to keep them all safe
Before we were something
We could be anything
Before we were something
We could be anything
We’d walk on the moon
In my bedroom
Then swim to a submarine
Deliver mail on time
Perhaps a garbage truck ride
In our special make believe
Once grown, can we still believe
We could sneak into a pool
Maybe even skip school
For wrestling matches on the trampoline
We could be big stars
Or catch lightning bugs in jars
We could do anything
Find a treasure in everything
Before we were something
We could be anything
Before we were something
We could be anything
Drive from the backseat
Through the earth core’s heat
A prehistoric construction site
Hop a west bound train
Full of bandits and flames
Firefighting outlaws along for the ride
Into danger, onward we ride
Before we were something
We could be anything
Before we were something
We could be anything
Somewhere our dreams
Are filed neatly beneath this cubicle seat
Listen close to the captured kid scream
Somewhere our dreams
Became captive to charts and screens
Does comfort reside in this routine
Can you hear the captured kid scream
Unclip his wings
Before we were something
We could be anything
Before we were something
We could be anything
Let the cooped-up kid sing