For My Children - Lyrics

My Little Boy

I think you’re tired,
my little boy.
Running and jumping and playing with toys,
makes you so tired
and you need to rest.
Cause playing when you’ve had some rest is the best.

It’s time to lay down now,
my little child.
Remember that dreaming
makes sleeping worthwhile.
And how I’ll come with you
when you close your eyes.
Cause dreaming means we won’t have to say goodbye.

So come on let’s hurry
and run to your dreams.
I will be waiting for you there by the stream.
And we can go walking
in our special place,
through forest and mountains and
in outer space.

We’ll play come catch me
all through the clouds;
hiding and seeking and
laughing out loud.
We’ll sit at the top
of the tallest rainbow,
and see how the world looks so small down below.

  I think you’re tired,
  my little boy.
  Running and jumping and playing with toys,
  makes you so tired
  and you need to rest.
  Cause playing when you’ve had some rest is the best

Dreams are like magic;
you can do anything.
Flying and soaring without any wings.
Slide down a moonbeam
And swing on a star.
Ride comets to Pluto and picnic on Mars.

We’ll make an adventure
and find a surprise;
see dragons and genies and horses that fly.
You’ll be a wizard
and I’ll be a clown.
You’ll make magic potions and I’ll clown around.

I’ll tell you stories
of how skies turn to blue;
why pink striped elephants like green kangaroos.
And raspberry dolphins
in seas of ice-cream.
…Seems like there’s never
enough time to dream,

  I think you’re tired,
  my little boy.
  Running and jumping and playing with toys,
  makes you so tired
  and you need to rest.
  Cause playing when you’ve had some rest is the best

And when we come back 
….to being awake,
we’ll say goodbye to all the friends that we make.
But they’ll still be waiting
for us here by the door,
for when we get tired and 
…dream ..them ..once ..more.

You know, I live in your heart
and you live in mine.
That’s how I can
be with you
all of the time.
And just one more secret
…as you fall asleep,
This time is forever..and…
…forever is for keeps.

So lay down and sleep now,
my little child.
Remember that dreaming
makes sleeping worthwhile.
And how I’ll come with you
when you close your eyes.
Cause dreaming means we won’t have to say goodbye.

  I think you’re tired,
  my little boy.
  Running and jumping and playing with toys,
  makes you so tired
  and you need to rest.
  Cause playing when you’ve had some rest is the best.

    – Yes playing
    …when you’ve had
    …some rest
    …is
    …the….best.

Steve Olweean