Dark green velveteen eyes Peering through the thickets and the jasmine vines Tells me of the menagerie Tries to hide his tears in a bottle Tell him I'm not here to stay Tries to hide his tears in a bottle Dark green velveteen eyes Watching flaring comets light the amber skies Cities burning my hand he takes Tries to hide his tears in a bottle Tell him I'm not here to stay Tell him there's no fear in dreaming I never worked so hard at breathing I couldn't fake it if I tried Dark green velveteen eyes Gypsy colors red and yellow raven smiles Child shows me his secret ways Tries to hide his tears in a bottle Tell him I'm not here to stay Tell him there's no fear in dreaming I never worked so hard at breathing I couldn't fake it if I tried Tell him there's a train I'm taking I know his tender heart is breaking I hate to leave him asking why Why Why Why Tells him there's no fear in dreaming I never worked so hard at breathing I couldn't fake it if I tried Tell him there's a train I'm taking I know his tender heart is breaking I hate to leave him Why asking why why Dark green velveteen eyes Slowly shutting quickly passing opal lines