I really wanted for her to touch her knees I really wanted to share forgotten dreams Go through the motions of loving from a far And feel as if i'm reaching for the stars But each drop of hopelessness amounts To what could be a raging sea It could be spring time i'd meet her at the gates If beauty ever comes to those who wait Castles in the air If only they were there Just like a beatnik love affair Those castles in the air So let me look into the windows of your soul Let me make the most of what i'll never know We'll eat forbidden fruits and sing our favourite songs And never tell each other we're wrong Each drop of tenderness you give Would be another reason why i'd want to live Would be another chance to sit beneath the stars And whisper to each other in the dark Castles in the air If only they were there We'd be so free and unaware Watching castles in the air Why should a lonely person care What could a lonely person share A broken heart is much too hard to remend Cause beauty never comes to those who wait Romance is a word That should be seen but never heard I don't even know your name But castles in the air We were almost there We almost shared Castles in the air