Desert Skies

Welcome to life
You should have known better
I trust you chose when to arrive
Should've known better

I know there's not much to hold by
Come truth, come honor
We could have been wise
We could've been braver

And I know it's no good
I know it's not right
To preach as a father to a child
When all left behind
Is egos in error

And yet I try
To best these times
And pray you will find
A way to be much better

There'll be oceans of what ifs
To drown in your worried mind
There'll be deserts of could haves
I've seen them, I've been there
Should you find yourself running
Just make sure you run straight high
But remember it's a hard fall
Down from the desert skies

Future and past, can't hold no whether
It's all black or white, it's all bad or better

And I know you will judge
I know you'll "high ground"
I won't say you ain't got the right
But remember I tried
Tried to make it better

So dare and try
I hope you thrive
Cause some of us fly
And some just move air

There'll be eyes full of envy
Trying to burn every boat you sail
They'll be righteous and godlike
Just see them and beware
There'll be stardust and shimmer
And words full of golden lies
But remember it's all just
A shine in the desert skies

Life is nothing but trial
To see what you make of it
Faith will throw you around
To see what you're made of

So make up your choices and stick with your faith
Cause everything's there in your hands
Just make sure you play this with a good heart and grace
You'll fly, higher you'll fly

A speck in the desert, a moment in time
A blink of an eye
A breath in the wind, just a drop of the flood
A star in the night sky

And I'm down on my knees, child
Praying that you'll be good
Praying you'll keep on the right side
I mean it, I feel that
If you're trapped at a dead end
Just praying for it to be through
Make a wish on the shooting stars
Up in the desert skies