Riding Hood

Did you know, red riding hood, that you would so soon grow up?
You're stuck below parental pressure to make new plans and move out of your home

It could all be a mess, because the world will ask you to undress
But be your best; you'll soon be earning your own keep out with the rest of them
It's not a test; it's a means to an end
The world gets easier to explore when you break down the bedroom door

You walked through walls this evening to find out
If you were just a dream; just a storybook character
Developed beyond the original plan
Never knowingly growing out-sizing the hand that fed you
We all put so much faith in you

You had to leave; to leave a nest that was built to be perfect
Your wings are small
Remember your past if you want to make progress at all
We should have known you'd take the second star on the right
You'll never go alone that way; the ones you love have flown that way before
The world gets easier to explore when your feet float above the floor

You walked through walls this evening to find out
If you were just a dream; just a storybook character
Developed beyond the intended design
Never knowingly growing outside of the lines that you drew
We all put so much faith in you

Are you surfacing now?
Or am I sinking down?
Are you surfacing now?
Or am I sinking down?

You and I were underwater
Only I, only I saw you go
You and I were underwater
Only I, only I saw you
You and I were underwater
Only I, only I saw you go

You walked through walls this evening to find out
If you were just a dream; just a storybook character
Propelled into life where you're told just a few of
The clues you'll be needing to get you to where you want to
We all put so much faith in you

Luck comes to those who will need it the least
They've ceased all luck production and price has increased
Well, at least we've each other; together we're stronger than them