I Remember / Take Me to the World

[Part I: I Remember]

[Verse 1]
I remember sky
It was blue as ink
Or at least I think
I remember sky

[Verse 2]
I remember snow
Soft as feathers
Sharp as thumbtacks
Coming down like lint
And it made you squint
When the wind would blow

[Bridge]
And ice, like vinyl, on the streets
Cold as silver, white as sheets
Rain, like strings
And changing things
Like leaves

[Verse 3]
I remember leaves
Green as spearmint
Crisp as paper
I remember trees
Bare as coat racks
Spread like broken umbrellas

[Bridge]
And parks and bridges
Ponds and zoos
Ruddy faces
Muddy shoes
Light and noise
And bees and boys
And days

[Verse 4]
I remember days
Or at least I try
But as years go by
They're a sort of haze
And the bluest ink
Isn't really sky
And at times I think
I would gladly die
For a day of sky

[Part II: Take Me to the World]

[Verse 5]
Let me see the world
With clouds
Take me to the world
Out where I can push
Through crowds—
Take me to the world
A world that smiles
With streets instead of aisles
Where I can walk for miles
With you

[Verse 6]
Let me see the world
That's real
Show me how it's done
Teach me how to laugh
To feel
Move me to the sun
Just hold my hand
Whenever we arrive
Take me to the world
Where I can be alive

[Verse 7]
I won't be afraid
With you—
We shall have the world
I'll hold my hand
And know I'm not alone
We shall have the world
To keep
Such a lovely world
We'll weep
We shall have the world
Forever
For our own!