Merry-Go-Round of Memory

[Verse] Dust motes dance in amber light Through the bookstore, fading sight Old brick lane, a quiet hum Where forgotten stories come Thirty years have slipped away Lost in yesterday's soft play [Pre-Chorus] Found a book, pages worn thin A little world I once lived in Faded crayon, a childish hand Drew my home in this lost land [Chorus] Asphalt scent, a hazy dream Patching lines, a faded gleam City's breath, a sweet perfume Whispering back my childhood room Carousel spins, a phantom sound On memory's merry-go-round [Bridge] Then a melody, soft and low Ice cream chimes from long ago Piano sighs, a gentle plea Like a distant memory [Verse] Seven summers, sun so bright Chasing kites with all my might Climbed a wall, bricks rough and tall Heard my mother's distant call That was me, so wild and free Just a kid, you see [Chorus] Asphalt scent, a hazy dream Patching lines, a faded gleam City's breath, a sweet perfume Whispering back my childhood room Carousel spins, a phantom sound On memory's merry-go-round [Outro]