I walked out into the cold night air
And stared up into the sky,
And right before my very eyes
A shooting star flew by.
I quickly closed my eyes
And wished as hard as I could,
That somehow I could take your pain away
And you could see love as you should.
As merely a gift that's offered
Not a burden that you have to carry,
Just something to accept and be thankful for
Not something of which you must be wary.
I opened up my eyes once more
And, much to my shocked surprise
I saw another shooting star
Streaking across the sky.
I closed my eyes, and wished again
Hoping for love to find
That it would somehow appear before me
Not remain only in my mind....
When I finally opened them again
And looked once more to the skies,
After all the time I'd spent on wishing,
The sun was now on the rise.
And then I realized,
This is how much of my life has been,
How many wishes did I miss
Hoping for just one to send?
The night of that meteor shower
Opened up my eyes in many ways
I need to try to forget wishes
And be proactive through my days.
I just need to let the ones I love
Know exactly how I feel
And if I stop wishing for it to come
Maybe it will become real.
