The trees reach like hands nto the sky from the land nand towards each other too they bend. nI watch them from a window nlike an old gray tired widow nwho was married once to the handsomest of plans. nnI'm going to sit at a table nover Christmas with Rachelnand we're going to laugh about the town where we were born. nMaybe I just need a vacation, nthis spring drive with me to Portland. nThe sun will cast our shadows nlike arrows to ocean and keep us warm. nKeep us warm. nnSo cheer up my dearnThe sky's not always clear. nThere needs to come na setting sun nbefore the night stars appear. nAnd those trees skeletons nknow that winter has begun nbut with it comes a new year. nNo next to Odom ravel nlike this last one did travel nout to the water every chance we get n'cause the stream's good as dead nif we only let it live here behind our eyelids inf we always keep it hid. nnSo cheer up my dearnrub your eyes clear. nSome can be sung nuntil you're breathing through your lungs nwith the cold, dark air. nNow the banner can't be hung nuntil you've climbed the lowest rungs nwith the ladder leaning here. nYou remember how your parents nclapped, waved and smiled. nEvery little thing made them proud nwhen you were a child. nWell now you've grown nand you're the coolest kid I know nbut somehow they've lost their interest long ago. nnWell cheer up my dear, nI'll always be here. nAnd the sky above you, nhe kids our age line up to love you, nand you have nothing to fear. nThere's a sky above you, nthe kids our age they line up to love you, nand you have nothing to fear.