Somebody Else's Sky

If you could have been anything upright Like a lamplight Holding a line against the darkening sky You would know It's so much easier to fade out than to fight Than to be the only bright star in Somebody else's sky If I could have been something to take flight Like a lost kite Missing a line back to the shelter of home I would know It's so much easier to fly away in the night Than to reel yourself in tight to Somebody else's sky We could have been a story to learn by In our twilight We could have found what happens when it finally comes true We would know How it ends if we ever really tried Tried to be the last bit of light in Somebody else's sky