When I Close My Eyes

The children play
Games in the water
While loving parents watch from the land
And when day is done
The children will be tired
And smiling parents will lend them a hand

But day's not done
There's still much to do
Children play according to there plans
Boy's a captain of the sea
Girl's a mermaid of the deep
And they dance to an underwater band

I open my eyes
And I am alone
Gone is the sun, the beach, the sand
Those little kids
Have long since grown and gone
But their memories visit when they can

I have grown old
And this is what I have left
Memories of when life was grand
I've lost track of the years that
I have spent here alone
It's been a while since I've ventured off the land

Goodbye
For I don't know
When we shall meet again
I 'm leaving here
For the place of my dreams
The sun, the water, the sand