When Everything Was Real

WHEN EVERYTHING WAS REAL

WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON

OCTOBER 2017

LOOKING BACK TO YESTERDAY

BUT IT'S NOW SO FARAWAY 

THAT I CAN HARDLY SEE

AND MY MEMORY IS FAILING ME

WHERE DID IT ALL GO

WHO SAID THE SHOW IS OVER, WE HAVE TO GO

WHAT I DIDN'T KNOW WAS, I COULDN'T GO BACK THERE  

GUESS I HAD MY FILL, HAD MY SHARE

I'M NOT SURE THAT'S RIGHT

BUT THAT'S WHAT'S COME TO LIGHT

ALL THE THINGS I LEFT BEHIND

SHOULD OF LIGHTENED UP MY LOAD 

SO WHY IS IT PULLING DOWN ON ME

I KEEP LOOKING BUT I CAN'T SEE

YESTERDAY NEVER LET ME DOWN

IT WAS ALWAYS REAL

YESTERDAY MY LIFE HAD SO MUCH MEANING

NOW IT'S CLOSE TO LEANING

TO CLOSE TO AN EMPTY FEELING

MY HAPPINESS KNEW NO BOUNDS

I WAS ON TOP

DON'T KNOW WHY THAT HAD TO STOP

AND LEAVE ME DREAMING

ALL I CAN DO IS WAIT UNTIL TOMORROW 

TO SEE WHAT IT HAS IN STORE FOR ME

UP TILL NOW I KNEW EXACTLY HOW

AND WHAT I NEEDED TO MAKE ME SMILE 

I'VE ALWAYS GONE THE EXTRA MILE

BUT IT DOESN'T SEEM TO MEAN ANYTHING AT ALL THESE DAYS

AND IF I DON'T LIVE TO SEE TOMORROW

GUESS IT WAS SWEET FOR AWHILE 

 I CAME AND WENT IN STYLE

YESTERDAY WHEN EVERYTHING WAS REAL

NOW I'M CUTTING IT CLOSE,IT'S GETTING DEEP

GOING BEYOND MY UNDERSTANDING 

A LITTLE FRIGHTENING AND TOO DEMANDING 

GIVE WAY TO STARRY SKIES

FULL OF PROMISE FULL OF HOPE

PRAY THAT I CAN COPE

GIVE ME PEACE OF MIND

ALL THE LUCK AND SATISFACTION I CAN FIND

SUNNY DAYS AND A LITTLE MORE TIME

TO SHOW YOU WHAT I CAN DO

I AM READY TO RECEIVE 

TO REVIVE COME ALIVE

TAKE IT ALL BACK, MAKE IT REAL

SOAK IT UP, YA FEEL IT

GIVING WAY TO STARRY SKIES

MOONLIT NIGHTS, AND NEW HEIGHTS

FILLED WITH NOTHING BUT JOY

I KEEP LOOKING BUT I CAN'T SEE

YESTERDAY NEVER LET ME DOWN