::Red Balloon::

::Red Balloon::

You bought me a red balloon
Gave it to me at half-past noon
The sun was shining, the sky was blue;
The birds were singing and I was, too

The whole day you walked with me,
The red balloon we held between,
Not really caring where we strode--
The balloon told us where to go

That night you bent down, gave me a kiss
And tied tight the balloon to my wrist
Together we promised that we’d meet
At a place where waves lap our feet

The next day I waited, balloon in hand
Sitting in the soft, warm sand
Holding tight to my one little dream
The one that means the world to me

Time passed by, you never came
I stayed there ‘til the waves were tame
I cried and wondered on that golden dune
Where was the boy who gave me my red balloon?

The next morning I let it go;
Where it went, I’ll never know
But every so often it floats through the sky--
That little red balloon of mine.