A Paper Moon

[Verse 1]
You stop to watch a beetle cross the tile,
Its shell takes on the kitchen’s little sun.
You ask how far it’s walked, then wait a while;
The day can spare a minute for one.

[Pre-Chorus]
You keep your promises, you own your part,
You mend the thing you broke, you tell the truth.
Still, wonder gets a chair inside your heart;
It doesn’t make you less, it keeps you loose.

[Chorus]
Stay curious, stay kind, keep both feet down,
Let questions lift you without pulling through.
A grown heart can still turn the world around
To see a paper moon and call it new.
Be steady when the moment asks you to;
Be young in how you look, not what you do.

[Verse 2]
You lose a game, you breathe before you speak,
Then laugh at how the dog has claimed the prize.
You let your smaller self be bright, not bleak;
You choose your words and meet another’s eyes.

[Pre-Chorus]
You can say sorry without shrinking small,
You can be brave enough to change your mind.
The child in you can marvel at it all;
The adult keeps your wonder safe and kind.

[Chorus]
Stay curious, stay kind, keep both feet down,
Let questions lift you without pulling through.
A grown heart can still turn the world around
To see a paper moon and call it new.
Be steady when the moment asks you to;
Be young in how you look, not what you do.

[Outro]
A paper moon, a careful hand,
Wide-open eyes, feet on the land.