Rowan Stuart – Silver Balloon
There was a child,
drifting in a big, black sea.
She never smiled,
she was lonely.
And far away
all the shapes would shimmer in the dark.
Who were they?
Will they like her?
And she cried in her gloom
‘Till that silver balloon
came along wandering
she held tight to the string
And she never let go
never let go, never let go, never let go
And she never let go
never let go, never let go
She’s older now
and gracefully she walks the line
find simple joy***
like the sunshine
And she spins a cocoon
with her silver balloon
never far from her sight
still that friend she holds tight
And she’ll never let go
never let go, never let go, never let go
And she’ll never let go
never let go, never let go, never let go
And she’ll never let go
never let go, never let go, never let go
And she’ll never let go
never let go, never let go
ooh, dancing in a circle
child like you turn old
just lost in another world
where the clocks don’t shine
And I dreamt that the moon
was that silver balloon
never far from our sight
still that friend we hold tight
And I dreamt that the moon
was that silver balloon
never far from our sight
still that friend we hold tight
And we’ll never let go
never let go, never let go, never let go
And we’ll never let go
never let go, never let go, never let go
Come rain come snow
we will never let go
never let go, never let go, never let go
and we’ll never let go
never let go, never let go
Lyrics Submitted by Henlu J Snyman