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Captured Dreams



I look back upon reflections through the years

Reminiscing with laughter and tears

Wish I knew then what I know now

I would change things somehow.



Mom and Dad did the best they could

We struggled, but I understood

I knew others who had a lot less

All I wanted was to play ball and be the best



Captured dreams of a young man with a world wide open

Youthful spirits rising high

Visions of glory in a land of hope

Hidden away were the tears he would soon cry.



We were a family back then

Mom, Dad, Brother, Sis and me

Not a great tale but a nice little story

Then Dad came in one day

Said it was time to move and uprooted the family,

We were off to California.



What a time it was in the early Seventies

Sex, Drugs, Rock and Roll, Love and Peace

Growing rampant and running wild in the streets

The future became a thing of the past

You lived for the moment, living fast



Captured dreams to hide

Still there but cast aside

Visions of beauty disguised

Tears to come falling when he cries.



The family split and went their seperate ways

With no direction I strayed

Not that it mattered

I wasn't going anywhere

I was lost and didn't care.



How long does it take to drive that stake

Right through the heart

To tear it apart?

Not long before it all goes wrong

All it takes is a moment or two

Before it can devastate you



Captured dreams fading to a memory

Of what was once filled with beauty

Visions turned into stark images of a darkened sky

As the rain threatens to pour when he cries.



Living hard and loving fast

She loved me but it wouldn't last

She was anchored and I was out to sea

Casting away the love I had for beauty.



I'll never forget the day she kissed me and said goodbye

That was the day I finally broke down and cried

Tears for years gathered for the storm

Free falling from deep inside



A day of reckoning for a young man in despair

As he once again realized he cared

Captured dreams once more

Now holding the key to unlock the door.