Concrete Strip

It is so simple to grant your wish As we stand at the walls of Eden Outside looking in On the paradise so near To feel the dirt within our shoes Instead of the concrete without To run our hands through the grass To race across the field I could watch your hands stretch out As you zoom down a slide I could hear your pure laughter Over the creaking chains in the swing Yet such priceless joy Is dearly bought For your small hands Knowing nothing else but the dust If I only had the means To break down the walls To let you wander the Paradise That rightfully belongs to you A place that my friends and I knew And disregarded so easily Is now the unattainable jewel In your shining eyes begging... ...I can only hoist you on my back As we walk away sadly Knowing that you can never get there I can never really return