Silly Boy

He's young and a little innocent

still he knows the way that the world goes

he keeps on dreaming and he's still believing

but he doesn't see himself 

the way that I do

oh silly boy don't you know

how sweet I think you are

and can't you see

how good the world could be

if only everybody would be a little more like you

silly boy

full of passion

full of life

he understands me and he understands you too

but he wonders why 

we're the ones who had to take all of the pain

and he wonders why 

he hasn't had his share of broken dreams

oh silly boy don't you know

how sweet I think you are

and can't you see

how good the world could be

if only everybody would be a little more like you

silly boy

he asks me how it feels

he doesn't know first hand

how cruel the world can be 

he doesn't know that when you're down 

you don't always get back up 

before they start to kick you down again

and he tells me he doesn't deserve my kind words

and asks me why I care so much

oh silly boy don't you know

how sweet I think you are

and can't you see

how good the world could be

if only everybody would be a little more like you

silly boy

October 19, 1995