The Circle Game - Nikki Yanofsky

Yesterday a child came out to wonder Caught a dragonfly inside a jar Fearful when the sky was full of thunder And tearful at the falling of a star Then the child moved ten times round the seasons Skated over ten clear frozen streams Words like, when youre older, must appease him And promises of someday make his dreams And the seasons they go round and round And the painted ponies go up and dawn Were captive on the carousel of time We cant return we con only look behind From where we came And go round and round and round In the circle game. Sixteen springs and sixteen summers gone now Cartwheels turn to car wheels thru the town And they tell him, Take your time, it wont be long now Till you drag your feet to slow the circles down And the seasons they go round and round And the painted ponies go up and dawn Were captive on the carousel of time We cant return we can only look behind From where we came And go round and round and round In the circle game So the years spin by and now the boy is twenty Though his dreams have lost some grandeur Coming true Therell be new dreams, maybe better dreams and plenty Before the last revolving year is through. And the seasons they go round and round And the painted ponies go up and down Were captive on the carousel of time We cant return, we can only look behind From where we came And go round and round and round In the circle game

There comes a moment when my heart must stand alone On this lonely path I've chosen Like a house that's not a home Sometimes when I feel I've had enough And I feel like giving up You willed me to be all I can be Now nothing can stop me I believe in the power that comes From a world brought together as one I believe together we'll fly I believe in the power of you and I This is the moment we have dreamed of all our lives We'll be the change we wish from others We'll stand tall for what is right And in my heart, there'll be no doubt The arms of the world will come reaching out And embrace me to be all I can be Now nothing can stop me I believe in the power that comes From a world brought together as one I believe together we'll fly I believe in the power of you and I I believe the time is right now Stand tall and make the world proud I believe together we'll fly I believe in the power of you and I I believe in the power of you and I I believe, I believe, I believe in... I believe, I believe in... I believe, I believe, I believe in... I believe, I believe in you I believe, I believe, I believe in... I believe, I believe in you I believe, I believe, I believe in you I believe together we'll fly I believe in the power of you and I I believe the time is right now Stand tall and make the world proud I believe together we'll fly I believe in the power... I believe in the power that comes From a world brought together as one (of you and I) I believe together we'll fly I believe in the power of you and I (I will) I believe the time is right now Stand tall and make the world proud I believe together we'll fly (together we'll fly) I believe in the power of you and I (I believe in the power of you and I)

All I want is more, something to live for And all I know is you're... I've been watching colors fade Now all I see is black and white There's no more glasses I can take Out of water, out of time 'Til you came my way with an inhibition Crystal clear, like light through a prism I'll take every glance you've given Given me, cause it's what I've been missing All I want is more, something to live for And all I know is you're something to live for I was running through Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah To live for To live for To live for To live for To live for To live for To live for To live for To live for To live for To live for I was running through a maze Trapped in corners, stuck in chains You found me on my darkest day What I'll call broken, you'll call brave 'Til you came my way with an inhibition Crystal clear, like light through a prism I'll take every glance you've given Given me, cause it's what I've been missing All I want is more, something to live for And all I know is you're something to live for Something to live for Something to live for Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah

Ohh Light of the love that I found Im just a fool in the rain Grab your coat and snach your hat Leave your worries on the doorstep Life can be so sweet On the sunny side of the street Can't you hear the pitter-patter? And that happy tune is your step Life can be so sweet On the sunny side of the street I used to walk in the shade with the blues on parade No longer afraid afraid The rover crossed over If I never had a cent I'd be rich as rockefeller Gold dust at my feet On the sunny side of the street -Solo- I used to walk in the shade with those blues on parade No longer afraid The rover he got over If I never had a cent I'd be rich as rockefeller Gold dust at my feet On the sunny side of the street Oh the sunny side Oh the sunny side Oh the sunny The sunny side of the street Yeah oh