Watch Our Dreams Take Flight

[Verse 1] You pick the red spool, i take the blue The park grass bends where the path runs through You check the tail with a serious face Then grin like you’ve got a head start to race [Pre-Chorus] “Ready, dad?” you’re already gone I’m laughing, trying to keep up and on [Chorus] Run, run, let it climb Your bright little dream on a long white line Higher than the maples, out over the field Look at that brave shape the wind can yield Run, run, side by side You call out the turns, i match your stride Under all that blue, with the whole day wide We watch our dreams take flight [Verse 2] Your sneakers drum past the baseball diamond The kite dips low, then catches the current You shout, “it’s listening!” and i say, “it might” As the red and blue cut a loop through the light [Pre-Chorus] You hand me the spool, then take it back “Keep it steady, dad—don’t let it slack!” [Chorus] Run, run, let it climb Your bright little dream on a long white line Higher than the maples, out over the field Look at that brave shape the wind can yield Run, run, side by side You call out the turns, i match your stride Under all that blue, with the whole day wide We watch our dreams take flight [Bridge] Someday you’ll run where i can’t follow Past new hills and a farther horizon But i’ll remember this little park, this afternoon Your voice calling, “look, dad—it’s dancing!” [Final chorus] Run, run, let it climb Your bright little dream on a long white line Higher than the maples, out over the field Look at that brave shape the wind can yield Run, run, side by side You call out the turns, i match your stride Under all that blue, with the whole day wide We watch our dreams take flight [Outro] Keep running, kid, i’m right here beside We watch our dreams take flight