Red Balloon

"Red Balloon"

I had a red balloon which
was handed to me many years ago

so brilliant and beautiful it was
I held onto it so tight

But the winds began to blow from the east
and the balloon began to pull

I held on as hard as I could
but it was a losing battle

The string slipped from my fingers
I watched the balloon float away into the open sky

I cried that night
hoping the balloon would one day return

I knew well in my heart I'd never see it again
such a precious gift slipped through my fingers

And it was a decision
a decision I had to make

A decision that I must now take to the grave
the grave, can it ever come soon enough

I know the mistake I made now at long last
and I must now suffer with it, for it, for you

God, I pray, please give me one last chance
because now I know

I know what I lost
I know what I must take

I know where the mistake had been made
and I know exactly what it would take

I know you cannot hear me
for I am one of the eternal damned

And I must suffer and fade
I had blown my one true chance

So give it a good life now
for I will never see it through

As I beg for the end of mine now
God, please help me see the end come true.