on the edge of the lamplight   a little boy stays   close enough to be seen   far enough to be safe      sitting down in the lamplight   a little boy's gaze   falters from the blank stars   fishes through the swollen haze      hiding out in the moonlight   a little boy plays   all alone in a crowd   firmly set in his ways      climbing back to the lamplight   a little boy takes   a last look, a last chance   gone away too afraid      and he waits...   and he waits...   and he waits...      for another chance      floating up in the limelight   a little boy weighs   half as much as he did   when he was offstage      crashing down in the lamplight   a little boy razed   every hope that he had   every dream that he chased      slipping back to the lamplight   a little boy waits   waterfalls down his cheeks   a last wish too late      on the edge of the lamplight   a little boy stays   close enough to be seen   far enough to be safe