Dreams

I fold my shirt in the dark

Little hands on the sink

Breakfast burns on the pan

And I still let myself think

Of a bike with the chain loose

And a field by the road

I was ten with a promise

Too big for the home

Now the bills sit in a row

Like a test I can't fake

But there's fire in my chest

Even under the weight

I hear that kid in my bones

Saying, "Don't let it fade"

Little boy dreams

Little boy dreams

Keep me alive

When the day cuts deep

Little boy dreams

Little boy dreams

I carry them home

Through the family heat

I kiss the glass on the door

Watch the porch light glow

My wife says, "You look tired"

I say, "I know, I know"

There’s a storm in my head

And a grin in my daughter

She runs through the yard

Like the whole world won

So I lace up my hope

In the cracks of the week

Every small little win

Is a river to me

I don't need it all now

Just a reason to breathe

Little boy dreams

Little boy dreams

Keep me alive

When the day cuts deep

Little boy dreams

Little boy dreams

I carry them home

Through the family heat

If I never get gold

If I never get fame

I still had a spark

I still knew my name

In the noise and the rush

In the mess that I keep

I can build something real

Out of what I believe

Little boy dreams

Little boy dreams

Keep me alive

When the day cuts deep

Little boy dreams

Little boy dreams

I carry them home

And I finally breathe

Little boy dreams

Little boy dreams

I carry them home

Through the family heat