I breathed in the forest as I ran
The scent of earth and pine trees on the wind
At seven I could fly away
She never seemed to make me stay
She made me promise I'd come home
Home again

I was chasing fairies I remember
Their silver dresses sparkled in the sun
I saw them pass behind the trees
Their voices singing "follow me"
I'll catch them this time, see how fast
Fast I run

Then suddenly I realized that time had passed me by
Someone took a paintbrush and put orange in the sky
The wind will take me far away wherever I may go
Remember though I promised her at night
I would be home

Street-lamps lit a shadow on the pavement
Silent wings that circle 'round the light
At seventeen I liked to say
"She never could have made me stay"
She made me promise I'd come home
Home that night

Then suddenly I realized that time had passed me by
Someone took a paintbrush and put orange in the sky
The wind will take me far away wherever I may go
Remember though I promised her at night
I would be home

Then suddenly I realized that time had passed me by
Someone took a paintbrush and put orange in the sky
The wind will take me far away wherever I may go
Remember though I promised her at night
I would be home