tuck me in again

Tuck me in again

Tell me everything is going to be alright

And find a way to sprinkle everything you say with love and a pinch of sugar

Now you have met my mother

See she was my captain America

And her shield gave me strength

But eventually I stopped needing it

And I understand I always pull on her heartstrings when I talk about the future

But when she talks I can taste my past

I taste sugar

And I remember those times when Sunday afternoons were for us

Because after-school programs began at noon and PBS broadcasts were the coolest ever.

Arthur always Entranced my imagination

And sesame street taught me that all monsters don't have to be bad

See you always made life magic

And with a flick of your wand you got our attention

And you deserved it

you left your career for us

Put your writing on hold

You created writers block just for us

And you baked sincerity into very aspect of yourself

Taught me to be a man while the boy got to travel in my imagination

See I always got on that plane with my dad

But eventually I started waking up from daydreamed memories

And as we know reality hits hard

So you lent me your shield

And I will never forget when you stood up for us against an overgrown bully

See Kempo karate taught me that adults could be asses too

But you taught me how to make a donkey stable and cage them in my mind

About now is when life whispered lies

It told me that summer breezes were just my sister laughing at me without a sound

And I went to war against an undeserving enemy

On neutral territory

Yet you were always Switzerland

So I started to attack for a reaction

I called it pre-emptive

I think you called it 13

And with each reprimand you still made me realize that both sides are just close minded

After awhile I lost contact with you

I exchange conversations but don't actually speak or listen

I just hide behind the shield I never returned

So tuck me in again

And tell me everything is gonna be alright

So that maybe I can taste that sugary childhood sweetness another time