Matthew wants a choo choo
Matthew wants a ball
Matthew wants to stay up late
Watch the stars that fall
Matthew wants a story
And Matthew wants a song
And I would give him anything
I didn't think was wrong
But we're driving down the highway
On a silver summer morn
And Matthew wants the car keys
Matthew wants the horn
So I'm tryin' to change the subject
I point up to the sky
Where the clouds are dancing in the wind
He hold his hands up high
He says, "Have it. Mama, can I have it? Can you bring them down?
Down to the ground, can I have it?"
(Child's voice: Have it. Can I have it?)
Now Matthew chases butterflies
Tries to taste the snow
Wants to catch the bubbles,
Oh those big ones that I blow
Those floating, glowing rainbows
Just beyond his hands
But when he finally touches one
He doesn't understand
He says, "Have it. Why can't I have it?
(Child's voice: Have it. Can I have it?)
It runs away when I try to play. Can I have it?"
(Child's voice: Have it. Can I have it?)
Whoa, little child, would that I could
Bring down the sky for you
Answer every why for you
Catch the wings that fly
Fly away from you. . .
But there's things that come to visit
That are not meant to stay
Things that you reach for
That may never come your way
Things that glow with magic
But fade beneath your touch
And things that even hurt you
Though you want them oh so much
You can't have them
No, no, no. You can't have them
So I hold you for a long time
In the rocking chair tonight
Sing the song of twinkling stars
That give the dark their light
I think of how I wanted you
And I waited for so long
And all the prayers I whispered
The stars I wished upon
Saying "Have it. Can I have it?"
I've worked and prayed
I've kept the faith
Now can I have it?
But there's things that come to visit
That are not meant to stay
Your sleepy ahead upon my breast
The magic of today
I'm lucky just to hold you
My little flake of snow
And I hope my hands can open
When it's time to let you go
And I can love you... just love you
As I watch you fly toward an unknown sky
I can love you...