Just close your eyes, and take the first step.
Your mind doesn’t trust it, your heart can’t forget.
But child, there’s time and there’s love for you yet.
Start taking risks or else live with regret.

Love won’t be perfect and living is rough.
The heartbreaks and sorrow: the pain will be tough.
But child, you know when you get through that stuff,
The rewards will be plenty, and the joy is enough.

I know we can make it, I know we’ll be strong.
We’ll push at our hardest and move life along.
Think of the love that felt right, and not wrong.
Think of the nights that were short, and not long.

Remember the tears and the hurt that you felt.
Take it in, breathe it out, let it go and don't dwell.
Think on the memories, the times that were swell,
The outcome was good. In your heart you can tell.


So close your eyes, child, and let yourself fall.
The fights that you pick make the chances grow small.
You cannot start dancing if you don’t try to crawl.
You’ll love again, child, as will us all.