A Little Dream

[Verse 1]
I wake up with a roof that never leaks
A little more than I thought I’d keep
Coffee cooling beside the sink
Still I’m drawing castles in the margins of the week

The rent is paid, the fridge is full
I’ve got a coat for when the weather turns cruel
But every time I reach a quiet room
Some brand-new wish comes humming through

[Pre-Chorus]
I know the weight of what I hold
Still my hands keep reaching past the gold

[Chorus]
I’m doing fine, I’m doing fine
Got more than I once imagined mine
But there’s a door behind the door
And I keep wondering what the world has in store
I’m doing fine, I’m doing fine
Still a little dream is taking up my mind

[Verse 2]
A good friend calls, I let it ring
Then feel bad about the smallest things
There’s clean white space across my page
Yet I keep adding another stage

I bought the chair I used to want
Now I’m measuring the room it’s in against
A picture from a magazine
Of some impossible in-between

[Pre-Chorus]
Maybe wanting isn’t proof I’m lost
Maybe dreams still grow after the cost

[Chorus]
I’m doing fine, I’m doing fine
Got more than I once imagined mine
But there’s a door behind the door
And I keep wondering what the world has in store
I’m doing fine, I’m doing fine
Still a little dream is taking up my mind

[Bridge]
So I’ll thank the hands that helped me here
Let the future come without pulling it near
Keep one small hope, not a hundred demands
Leave some room for the life in my hands

[Final Chorus]
I’m doing fine, I’m doing fine
More than enough for this moment in time
If another dream knocks at the door
I’ll let it in, but I won’t call it war
I’m doing fine, I’m doing fine
Still reaching gently, still learning to be mine

[Outro]
The room is warm, the window’s wide
I’ve got somewhere good to set my eyes