"Red Balloon"
I had a red balloon which
was handed to me many years ago
so brilliant and beautiful it was
I held onto it so tight
But the winds began to blow from the east
and the balloon began to pull
I held on as hard as I could
but it was a losing battle
The string slipped from my fingers
I watched the balloon float away into the open sky
I cried that night
hoping the balloon would one day return
I knew well in my heart I'd never see it again
such a precious gift slipped through my fingers
And it was a decision
a decision I had to make
A decision that I must now take to the grave
the grave, can it ever come soon enough
I know the mistake I made now at long last
and I must now suffer with it, for it, for you
God, I pray, please give me one last chance
because now I know
I know what I lost
I know what I must take
I know where the mistake had been made
and I know exactly what it would take
I know you cannot hear me
for I am one of the eternal damned
And I must suffer and fade
I had blown my one true chance
So give it a good life now
for I will never see it through
As I beg for the end of mine now
God, please help me see the end come true.