Woods Of Light - Blue-Eyed Stranger Lyrics

Bright blue eyes, Nike cap
One hell of a skittish chap
Autumn leaves, make a pile
Front flips and a friendly smile
Skies are fervent, woods on fire
Peruse me with those blithe sapphires
Yellow bus, leather seats
Winding down our quiet street
Wood block forts and paintings too
Napping in the afternoon
Later on we're going home
Lost in the vanilla dome
Meet with friends in the park
Play until the sky grows dark
He goes left, I go right
Going home to spend the night
And I know I'll see you on weekends
But you don't, don't see, how much I need you now
But then you went on a quest
Somewhere out in the midwest
Where land is flat and sky is blue
Like the eyes god gave to you
Six years pass, I see your face
Swimming in a crowded place
Memories come flooding back
Getting your life back on track
Bodies change but hearts remain
Dwellings shift, memories reign
Teenage years bring on the pain
Of a blue-eyed boy out in the rain
Backyard pools and forests too
Ravine so steep, bridge strewn in dew
A fallen tree, an empty prayer
A figure drifting in the air
And I know I'll see you some day
But you don't, don't see, how much I need you now
But now you're just a blue-eyed stranger
Youth came and went, life wide with wonder
Some nights I ponder what could have been
Just where you are, when we'll meet again
You left behind all your mistakes
And settled down by the great lakes
With people that you once knew
That loved you and your eyes so blue
I might not be here when you come home
It's within my blood that I must roam
But in my heart you'll always be
Standing right here next to me
A gawky boy, a freckled face
A friend that I could not replace
Who sticks like glue, who's tried and true
Just like those eyes so ocean blue