watch over me

I am not sentimental 
nostalgia ain't for me
it's the wide open future
that's what I see
a non defining question
of who I need to be
watch over me

I am not gifted
a prodigy I ain't
whether it's a fountain pen
or a kid with finger paints
an innocent bystander
with no chance of history
watch over me

          nothing I do
          will never last
          everything slides
          into the past
          you may be strong
          and up to the task
          but you'll never know
          unless you ask

          watch over me
          watch over me

I am not rolling over
I am not playing dead
there's a big sky waiting 
if you look overhead 
give me a purpose
help me to see
watch over me