The Ones I Love

Every morning when I open up my eyes
I remember I am not alone
I have a partner lying by my side
I have a family, and we have made a home
When I begin to feel the motion of my day
And I fear that it could carry me away
Their shelter here will keep me strong enough
I live inside the ones I love
And every evening when I close my eyes
And I lie with the long day’s memories
I call back the moments when I was warm beside
The ones who have always covered me
When I begin to feel the motion of my day
And I fear that it could carry me away
I can put them on like slippers or like gloves
I live inside the ones I love
I know one morning, I’ll open up my eyes
And for a moment, I’ll wonder at the change
But I’ll find my body was only a disguise
I will fly through their minds and through their veins
When I begin to feel the motion of my day
And I fear that it could carry me away
When my cocoon has finally held me long enough
I’ll live inside the ones I love
I’ll live inside the ones I love