Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Dream For Him Lyrics
David CrosbyHow am I going to explain it to himWhat am I going to say when it's something that grimHow the hell do you tell them there comes an endHow are you going to handle it and still be their friendHow do you explain this world we faceTo all of the innocents we brought to this placeThese and other questions stand in a rowAnd I'm not satisfied with the answers I knowWhat are you going to say to those eyesI can't even get close to the liesThat are easier to tell, you just say oh, wellI'll explain it when he's olderBut somehow that's colder than I want to beI am uncomfortable lying to a childFeels like building a trap for something wildFeels like building your house on the sandAnd expecting the ocean to let it standSomehow I must come up with better stuffYou see, I'm just not satisfied with all that simplified guffThat they shovel at the kids by the handfulLike candy they buy at the stand fullOf flags by the side of the roadIt's not good for them to hand them that load of crap like they doYou see, I want a world where I can tell him the truthAbout everything from Jesus to John Wilkes boothHow they lie in the house and the senate tooOnly get close to the truth when it suits them toAnd the very next dayThey're back to lying that wayOf course it doesn't seem to matter what I wantBut I look at some of the faces all haggard and gauntI wonder which thing made them lose their dreams'Caus mine is alive very much it would seemAnd I would just like to be able to hand it to himWithout the light in those eyes ever getting dimI want a dream for him(Dream for him)
