For Sebastian from a Friend

He was in a mad dash when Sebastian crashed
And flew into a sea of concrete
His parents came running, they'd have saved him
Had it not been for the intense speed
At which he was moving over everyone
Gates tearing skin all down the winding path
His blue bike there in the grass

Boy, open your eyes now to see the rays hit the park in gold and green
This is for Sebastian, from a friend, give a grin
I know you'll ride again
Study up on airplanes and the sea, someday you'll be
Happier on air than you were on land
And you'll say, "So strange, this way that I float, oh-oh
On bending airplanes and swollen boats"

First love, just like mine, your knight has gone
And left you to six dogs and a sad mom
But you don't have to go wearing his old suits
And hammering steel can be real hard to do

Please be like that day when you saved all the rabbits
Carried them in your arms into the cool garage
Watched the way new things just hop along, hop along, hop along
Sing your song
Your guidance counselor was wrong
You had a light all along
So sing your song and hop along
Hop along, sing your song
Hop along, sing your song
Hop along, sing your song
Hop along, sing your songs

So changed are things in this home, oh-oh
The dogs have gone and left only their bones

And I am afraid of everything, especially the sun
Once I dreamt it flew into the earth and killed everyone
Would I wail off and kiss him and say "I always liked you"
Or call my mother, say, "Dear mother
I wish that there was something we could do"

But I am a dog, I just sat up and begged
Thought, I'm not so sure I'd like being dead
But am I much better, lying here in my bed?
And opened my eyes up to see
Some sun had fallen over me

And I said
"So strange, now that I've awoke", oh-oh
Yeah, I felt so changed when morning broke
Yeah, things have been so strange since the last time we spoke
This whole town is so changed
The boys on their bikes are all soaked
Now what am I supposed to do?
'Cause I'm still in love with you