Let Your Dreams Be Your Dreams

Let your dreams be your dreams

Let your children's dreams be your children's dreams

Dreams are meant to be as numerous as the stars in the sky

 

You want your child to be a doctor or engineer

It's what equals respect and status in your eyes

Your child wants to be a teacher, writer, firefighter, or something else

It's what equals meaning and fulfillment in your child's eyes

 

Let your dreams be your dreams

Let your children's dreams be your children's dreams

Dreams are meant to be as numerous as the stars in the sky

 

You want your child to fit in with their clothing style

You fear people will look at them and sneer and hide a giggle

They want to express a unique style

For which they are willing to pay any price, even that of being a social misfit

 

Let your dreams be your dreams

Let your children's dreams be your children's dreams

Dreams are meant to be as numerous as the stars in the sky

 

You want them to share your religious and political beliefs

They are growing, and as part of their growth, they are forming a different worldview from you

One they hope not to have to hide from you, for fear of rejection or disappointment

 

Let your dreams be your dreams

Let your children's dreams be your children's dreams

Dreams are meant to be as numerous as the stars in the sky

 

You want your child to look at music and art as hobbies

They want to give those things a bigger place in their life

They value it enough to live on the financial edge

 

Let your dreams be your dreams

Let your children's dreams be your children's dreams

Dreams are meant to be as numerous as the stars in the sky

 

You want them to fit standard social norms

Ones that have existed from the beginning of social time

They want a life outside of those norms

Hoping to be accepted and embraced by you, rather than cast aside

 

Let your dreams be your dreams

Let your children's dreams be your children's dreams

Dreams are meant to be as numerous as the stars in the sky

 

You want them to marry and have children

They want to be single and follow their own path

They want you to understand, not fuss

 

Let your dreams be your dreams

Let your children's dreams be your children's dreams

Dreams are meant to be as numerous as the stars in the sky

 

You want them to buy a house

Wealth is measured in assets - this is what you think

They want to live in a trailer and travel

Wealth is measured in experiences - this is what they think

Let your dreams be your dreams

Let your children's dreams be your children's dreams

Dreams are meant to be as numerous as the stars in the sky

Let your dreams be your dreams

Let your children's dreams be your children's dreams

Dreams are meant to be as numerous as the stars in the sky