She's wheeled into the hallway
Till the sun
moves down the floor
Little squares of daylight
Like a hundred times before
She's taken to the garden
For the later afternoon
Just before her dinner
They return her to her room
And inside her
mind she is runnin'
She is runnin' in
the summer wind
Inside her mind
She is runnin' in
the summer wind
Like a child again
The family comes on Sunday
And they hover for awhile
They fill her room with chatter
And they form a line of smiles
Children of her children
Bringin' babies of their own
Sometimes she remembers
Then her Mama calls her home
And inside her
mind she is runnin'
She is runnin' in
the summer wind
Inside her mind
She is runnin' in
the summer wind
Like a child again
Like a child again
Playmate come out
and play with me
And bring your dollies three
Climb up my apple tree
Slide down my rain barrel
Into my cellar door
And we'll be jolly friends
Forever more
And inside her
mind she is runnin'
She is runnin' in
the summer wind
Like a child again
Like a child again