Sparkle Eyes I wish we had been friends   Back in the days when we were just small   Sparkle Eyes I wish I had known you   Before the weight of the world had set in      Sparkle eyes I wish I had been there   When you first learned to ride a bike   We could race around the block with cards in our spokes   Then play Atari downstairs and have chips and pop      Lying on the dock with you at the cottage   We hear the cry of a loon under darkening skies   As the thunder rolls in it seems the storm is upon us   And a thousand bolts of heaven flash before our eyes      Sparkle Eyes I wish you had been there   To play with me in my first synth band   With my Casiotone and your digital know-how   We'd rule the 80s and be binary stars   Sparkle Eyes I wish I could be there   To see exactly how you turn out   I'm sure the clouds will part and the dawn will shine upon   The sparkly-eyed boy with the analog heart.