"Shoulders" lyrics

We took off in my plane
Your eyes grew wide
As we soared into the sunrise
You asked me when I learned to fly
I replied
"You were watching the whole time"

You woke up from that dream
And scratched your head
Wondering what it all meant
You told me what you saw the night before
It made me love you a little more

I'm standing on your shoulders
You turned my green to golden
It still comes as a surprise
Whenever I look in your eyes
Without fail, I always find the man I want to be
I'm standing on your shoulders

I watched you bear that cross upon your back
All along an ancient path, ah
You showed me how to find my way back home
And I have never walked alone, ah

I'm standing on your shoulders
You turned my green to golden
It still comes as a surprise
Whenever I look in your eyes
Without fail, I always find the man I want to be
I'm standing on your shoulders

I cannot count the times you've caught me from the fall
I hear your voice when my back's up against a wall
When the darkness makes me feel I'm far away from you
You gently remind me that this never was nor will be true

I'm standing on your shoulders
You turned my green to golden
It still comes as a surprise
Whenever I look in your eyes
Without fail, I always find the man I want to be (in your eyes)
I'm standing on your shoulders

You asked me when I learned to fly
I replied
"You were watching the whole time"