Dreams Never Arrived

(Verse 1)

I left the porch light burning

Until the bulb began to hum

I kept the pathway clear

For the guest who didn't come

I bought the tickets early

And I packed the heavy bags

But the calendar is empty now

And the spirit slowly lags.

(Chorus)

In the garden of the someday

The flowers never bloomed

Underneath a heavy sky

That was always, always doomed

I’m standing at the station

Where the whistle never cried

Just a heart full of the promises

And dreams that never arrived.

(Verse 2)

I can see the map I painted

In the colors of the dawn

But I’m staring at a landscape

Where the lines are all withdrawn

The ship is in the harbor

But the sails are made of lead

And I’m repeating all the stories

That I should have left unsaid.

(Bridge)

It’s not the falling down that hurts

Or the ending of the race

It’s the waiting for a miracle

That never shows its face

A ghostly kind of hunger

For a life I’ll never touch

Maybe I just wanted

The impossible too much.

(Chorus)

In the garden of the someday

The flowers never bloomed

Underneath a heavy sky

That was always, always doomed

I’m standing at the station

Where the whistle never cried

Just a heart full of the promises

And dreams that never arrived.

(Outro)

Fold the map...

Put the suitcases away...

The sun is finally setting...

On a quiet, empty day...

Never arrived...

No, they never arrived.