At The Burst Of Dawn

© 2013 Mark Cote

With each year the clock hastens it's pace
waving it's hands on a plastic face
all the plans of today seem to vanish without a trace

like a squirrel who runs on the ground
hides his meals to never be found
not even by him
in life's jungle gym
this tail-chasing world of sound

(bridge) in a moon rise
                  I find a firefly
                  I see her dance by
                  now I know why
                  it's the same

I sit and watch as the clouds roll by
every evening it's a painted sky
all the dreams of the day seem to swirl down a sunset drain

(chorus) and at the burst of the dawn
                  we are already gone
                  and we do it all over again
                  we never look back or cry
                  we don't worry why
                  we just hurry by just the same

summer me is still inside of you
if you see it it'll pull you through
when the days growing long
and the night's empty song
leaves you gasping with nothing to say

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