Higher

KEIKO there once was a little girl
Playing on a swing set
One her grandpa built by the sycamore tree
Near the rusty farm yard gate
And while her mama pinned the laundry
The little girl would cry out loud
Push me higher, push me higher
Push me I can't wait
Her mama would push a couple times
But there was laundry still to do
So she learned to use her own
Strength, pull her own weight
Push on through

To swing higher, higher than before
Higher, but scared to reach
For something more
Higher, higher towards the sky
Until the day she bent to kiss
Her mama a last goodbye

There once was a little boy
Who loved that swing set
He had a licorice twist from
The store in town
And two knobby skinned up knees
While his sister pinned the laundry
That little boy would cry out loud
Push me higher, push me higher
Push me pretty please
The girl would push a couple times
But there was laundry still to do
Then she watched amazed as suddenly
He pulled his own weight through

To swing higher, higher than she dared
Higher, he flew so high, but wasn't scared
Higher, he could touch the sky
Right then she knew that he would also
One day tell her goodbye
That little boy, he seemed so sure
Was it something never taught to her
How the years passed quickly by
That girl's a woman still afraid to try
Is it too late to start again
Get back that feeling I had then
But now my life is upside
Down, there's no more farm
There's no more town
And no use asking why, but I
Won't let it pass me by
Life won't pass me by
I'll fly, get back on that swing

Higher, soaring higher up than anything
Higher, I want something more
I dreamed I'd reach for greater things
My eyes upon those golden rings
I'll take what chance the future brings
And soar