father we fled your house of grey
we ran from home to seek a place where our bodies would never grow
dreamer child be cautious of this world!!!
she has an appetite for boys and girls and she's hungry for your soul little boys with dreams of paper planes were never meant to scrape the sky
keep your feet on the ground kid only birds were meant to fly
keep your head from the clouds kid keep your wings
always keep them by your side remember: before you fly you'll fall
before you walk you'll crawl (x2) you've no need to stitch your shadow to your heels
no not this time son you'll walk with no whisper no sound
only the feet of the heavy hearted are held to the ground
you've no need to draw the curtains son throw them wide
cross the borders between the never and the night
find the twinkle in your smile chase it on 'til morning
past the second star to the right little boys with dreams of paper planes were never meant to scrape the sky
keep your feet on the ground kid only birds were meant to fly
keep your head from the clouds kid keep your wings
always keep them by your side we'll be the smoke curling on the still
the airship captains; we wait for sun to brush the hills son i share your windward dreams
to soar from this little town of shacked up windows and swinging doors!!!
the rafters creak and the floorboards groan
while the shadows dance to the tapping of my toes there's nothing left for us but altitude
we'll be the kings of the air
(there's nothing left for us here (x2)) there's nothing left for us but altitude
we'll be the kings of the air
(we'll be the kings of the air) stolen by the wind that turns the leaves to razors
holding just a string our twine and our paper lost to the breeze (x2)