Pocket Full of Stars · 06

Fireflies

Hold them close and set them free. Little stars in a galaxy

Fireflies

Verse 1aGolden days and starlit nights Catching fireflies in flight Hold them close then set them free Little stars in a galaxy! Verse 1bNow they say the fireflies are going away, Fewer now than yesterday. I wish that I could make them stay City lights don't shine the same way. Chorus 1The nights are brighter than they were before I don't see the fireflies anymore They used to be so wild and free I hope the fireflies still glow inside of me! Verse 2aTracking Santa on Christmas Eve Tooth Fairy left coins for my baby teeth Looking for Easter eggs in the Spring And the pot of gold that the rainbows bring Verse 2bNow they say that I'm much too old To believe the fairytales we were told I wish that I could make the magic stay The world just doesn't look the same way Chorus 2The world looks duller than it did before I don't see the magic in it anymore The world used to be so wild and free I hope there's still some magic left inside of me! BridgeNow another year has passed Why does nothing seem to last? School is over now you're grown Good luck out there on your own (on your own...) Friends for life drift away I wish I knew how to make them stay (please stay...) Verse 3aSlumber parties and pillow fights Staying up late to talk all night Trading bracelets with your friends A circle of love that never ends Verse 3bNow they say that seasons change Time to put away such girlish things I wish I could make childhood stay Grown ups don't dream the same way Chorus 3What happened to the girl I was before? I don't recognize her anymore. She used to be so wild and free I hope she's still dreaming inside of me! OutroNow I have my own little girl She brought magic back to my world And I've unpacked those girlish things Unicorns and fairy wings Her dreams get bigger every day I hope I can teach her to stay that way! (Stayyyyy that wayyyyy...) (Dream big, little girl...) (Grown-ups don't dream the same wayyyy....!)