In my sleepy silly town
On the banks of fear and crime
Parents lay their children down
Pop their pills and close their eyes,
I alone still lie awake,
I alone cannot forsake
The rushing in my mind
To run away and strive to find
A chance to take
A change to make,
My daydreams will not let me rest
There must be truth in all the lies
Of valor, love, truth, beauty and worth,
I want to spread my wings and fly
Away to a new world to test
A world where higher principals flow
Through words and feelings, fingers and toes
Where I shall be dazzled my a million lights
That welcome me that arrival night,
So a thousand farewells and one glance back
Soon I will be where no one sleeps
Where thoughts and feelings are more than they sound

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