Once when I was happy as a child
Who played in bark and leaves
Running beside was my friend the sea
Whispering bold secrets of the free
Stars watch my silent dances
And in deep sleep I dream
Older now and feeling grey
A few of those dreams have come to be
The rest I ‘ve lost and had a cost to pay
World cruel in the changes I see
And only inside my silent reverie
Do I now run wild and carefree.