Why Can’t You Stay In This Dream With Me?

I fell asleep with my phone

I woke up to the vibration

Of the message you sent

During the big celebration

I was dreaming of flying

As I always do

I asked the pilot

If he could fly me to you

He said “sure thing!”

He turned that big plane around

We skimmed over your city

Too close to the ground

Landed on your street

Taxied up to your door

I stepped into your house

Like it was 50 years before

From the top of the stairs

You flashed me that smile

You said “come up

and let’s talk for a while”

I said this is a dream

This can’t be real

You said that’s true

But how nice does this feel?

We spoke for an hour

Or was it a year?

In my dreams

Time’s never clear

I said you haven’t changed

Since the summer we met

All those years hadn’t

Caught up with you yet

I said I’m so old now

Why aren’t you?

You said this is your dream

You can be young again, too

I said that’s not true

We all get old and die

No one lives forever

You said “we can try”

You said “we can try”

I said I better go

You said why must that be

Why can’t you stay

In this dream with me?

Why can’t you stay

In this dream with me?