Waking

I remember dreams my father had

And how I saw them slip through his hands

I never thought of him as a broken man

But there is sorrow behind his laugh

Thirty forty fifty years

And a lifetime of tears

We gotta wake up we gotta wake up

Thirty forty fifty years

And a lifetime of fears

We gotta wake up we gotta wake up

I remember things my mother said

That at that time didn't make much sense

She never spoke of disappointments

But behind her eyes I see regret

Thirty forty fifty years

And a lifetime of tears

We gotta wake up we gotta wake up

Thirty forty fifty years

And a lifetime of fears

We gotta wake up we gotta wake up

In the shadow of our parents' dreams

In the shadows we no longer sleep

In the shadow of our parents' dreams

In the shadows we no longer sleep