To the innocence of youth,
To living for the moment!
When consequences where inconsequential
And eyes shone with love and promise.

I grew and shed the chrysalis,
Let my wings dry on the reed in the sun
My colour changed, I turned beautiful
Spread my wings and flew.

Happy with my choices
Content that I was doing what needed to be done
But it’s never that simple
It’s never black and white.

Are those I left in youth and innocence still there?
Where I left them
It’s usually in the last place you look.
Are they still smoking and laughing the night away?

Or are they in my responsibility hole?
Where I left myself
Or are they enjoying and fretting silliness?
Like I used to.

I wonder if my choices were right
And I wonder what they are doing now
And I wonder if they wonder what I’m doing
And I wonder if they’re right.

Ships that pass in the night
When everyone was asleep
Well I wasn’t sleeping, I saw the other ships
And I waved them goodbye.