I KNEW THIS KID
HIS NAME WAS MICHAEL
AND HE WAS ONLY
FOUR YEARS OLD
WE SAT ON A ROCK
AND STARTED TALKIN'
AND HE TOLD ME THINGS
I DIDN'T KNOW
HE SAID
YESTERDAY
HE WAS AN INDIAN
AND HOW HE PLAYED
WITH BUFFALO
WELL I GOT A SENSE
THAT HE HAD BEEN THERE
AND HE MADE ME
REALLY WANNA GO
REMEMBER
WAITING ALL YEAR
FOR DECEMBER
THOUGHT GOD WAS
CRYING
WHEN IT RAINED
AND THAT THE STARS
WERE FIREFLIES
DREAMS WERE REAL
AND BIG AS LIFE
IT WAS FOREVER
EVERY DAY
4 BAR
BREAK
I WAS TUCKIN' IN
MY LITTLE GIRL
SHE HELD MY HAND
AND WE SAID A PRAYER
AND I PRAYED
BLESS GRANDMA
WITH THE ANGELS
AND SHE SAID
HEY MOM
SHE'S STANDIN'
OVER THERE
WELL I COULDN'T
SEE HER
BUT I DON'T DOUBT IT
MAYBE 'CAUSE I'M OLDER
AND LESS WISE
WHAT IF HEAVEN'S
ALL AROUND US
BUT ONLY
SEEN THROUGH
CHILDREN'S EYES
REMEMBER
WAITING ALL YEAR
FOR DECEMBER
THOUGHT GOD WAS
CRYING
WHEN IT RAINED
AND THAT THE STARS
WERE FIREFLIES
DREAMS WERE REAL
AND BIG AS LIFE
IT WAS FOREVER
EVERY DAY
THEY SAY
WHEN YOU'RE OLD
YOU'RE A CHILD AGAIN
BUT DO WE HAVE TO WAIT
'TIL THEN
REMEMBER
WAITING ALL YEAR
FOR DECEMBER
THOUGHT GOD WAS
CRYING
WHEN IT RAINED
AND THAT THE STARS
WERE FIREFLIES
DREAMS WERE REAL
AND BIG AS LIFE
IT WAS FOREVER
EVERY DAY
FOREVER
I KNEW THIS KID
HIS NAME WAS MICHAEL