Ring around the rosie
Pockets full of dreams
When everything was possible
Now nothing's what it seems

Remember when we fell together
No thoughts at all about the weather
We gazed up at the clear, blue sky
Just counting the clouds rolling by

Ring around the rosie
Pockets full of promise
I want to whirl around again
Without a guilty conscious

Our make believe was so strong, so real
Scrapes, cuts, lightly kissed to heal
We could swing and ride, fly or fall
We imagined a world beyond it all

Ring around the rosie
Pockets full of time
Nostalgia paints that rosie glow
Still haunting the daily grime

It's not just youth or innocence alone
We played with intent, chasing the unknown
Emotional memories keeping spirits light
Anchored in yesterday, circling tomorrow, tonight

Ring around the rosie
Pockets full of dreams
Ring around the rosie
Pockets full of promise
Ring around the rosie
Pockets full of time

B. Toner November 2023    Music by B. Toner