Just Maybe

There was a girl who never wanted to grow up

Never wanted to throw her crazy dreams away

Never wanted to turn her back on childhood

Never wanted time to pass by each day

There was a boy who never wanted to grow up

He lost himself in a world of fantasy

He found the girl and took her with him

They flew beyond time, worry free

To a place where there are no limits

And the stars never cease to shine

Where adventure lurks round' every corner

And where love and happiness intertwine

They were gone for so long they began to forget

Of the mother waiting back home

Who was missing her daughter and wondering why

And letting her frightful mind roam

She stared out the window of her daughter's bedroom

Tears spilling out of her weary eyes

She thought maybe if she screamed loud enough

Her daughter would soon hear her cries

She called, "Why did God let you slip from my life?

Come back my precious baby

I still love you, you know I do

Maybe you'll come back, just maybe."

She never closed that window

Not once, just in case

There was no way she would forget

The memory of her daughter's face

The daughter knew it was time to go home

She couldn't remain young forever

So the boy took her home, reluctantly

She could never return to his world, not ever

But he promised to visit her every spring

So their memories of each other wouldn't die

He kissed her lips as tears rolled down her face

And she leaned out her window to say goodbye

Her mother received her with wide open arms

But the daughter wasn't as thrilled

Because she went to her window every night

And the boy never came, her heart unfulfilled

She cried, "Why did God let you slip from my life?

Come back my precious baby

I still love you, you know I do

Maybe you'll come back, just maybe."

Then winter came and the window was closed

Even though the girl put up a fight

And as soon as it closed, her love for the boy

Vanished in a single night

She grew up, got married, and had children of her own

With only vague dreams of those forgotten days

And finally the boy came to visit her

Only to realize that he was too late

He cried, "Why did God let you slip from my life?

Come back my precious baby

I still love you, even thought you don't know I do

Maybe you'll come back, just maybe."