September

With a deep breath I take in the sweet September sky
With a sadness in my heart that does not match my face
In the air there floats a scent that seems to transcend time
And cradles me in pleasant thoughts of younger days

The bittersweet that was the smile on my mother's face
As I turned to board the bus on my first day of school
Or the warm soft skin of the first girl I loved
Itched by blades of grass as we made love and clung to 

Hope
So full of hope
Never knowing hope
Where life would lead us
Hope our time was infinite

Caught in a daydream though it's evening now
I sit beside the one true friend I idolize
He smiles at me a quickly rolls his window down
To smell the cool breeze as it wets his eyes
He nods at me in agreement with reflective pause 
His eyes trained on the road as the fields race by
He lends a word that bears the warmth of home
We recall together being young with such high 

Hope
So full of hope
Never knowing hope
Where life would lead us
Hope our time was infinite 
Hope
So full of hope
Never knowing hope
Where life would lead us
Hope our time was infinite

Our dreams flew into the sun
On wings made of wax faster than bullets from a gun
If ignorance is bliss truly
Then why is it something I try desperately not to be
And how many precious hours will I spend
Wishing my life away right until the very end
Foolishly dreaming of how it might have been
Forgetting I'm living right now so I might live the past again

Another evening comes and goes
With Art Blakey on the stereo
I search the starry sky as if to find a clue
Funny, all I find is you