Children's Lullaby - Vertical Horizon

Little girl was down by the waterside 
The sun so hot and the roses so red where she lie 
As little boys sit and watch as she twirls all around 
Sunny smiles, not a raincloud could bring that girl down 
But now.... 

What's behind those big brown eyes 
Do you dream at night 
Without your lullaby 

Little boy sits alone as he sings in the dark 
Wondering if his own dreams had pulled them apart 
He sings a song of tomorrow he never can see 
Mostly sings of a lost little girl's memory 
And now... 

As his dreams go flashing by 
He begins to hear 
A lonely lullaby 

Well now 
We used to sing 
And we used to cry 
Through everything 
In our children's lullaby 

Little girl on the street with nobody around 
Has her head in the air, dirty feet on the ground 
She shuts her eyes and she wonders is this a mistake 
Now she's gone from the warmth of her little boy days 
And still... 

She believes that she'll get by 
On her own without 
Her little boy's lullaby 

Little boy prays to God to answer his song 
To hold her hand when everyone else's are gone 
Time goes by and the wounds slowly turn into scars 
So he makes his final wish on the midnight stars 
And he screams... 

Little girl won't you hear my cry 
Won't you come back home 
To your lover's lullaby 

Little girl down by the waterside 
Goodbye... 
Goodbye... 
Goodbye