if all constraints fell to the ground
emotional ties nowhere around
no saving face or feeling shame
no one to hurt in this great big game

if words and deeds would cause no pain
and i did what i wanted with no refrain
so full of self - no need to care
my heart, my soul, my all i’d share

if there were no limits to stop this fool
no boundaries made - for they’re too cruel
i’d turn my heart and run astray
gladly throwing it all away

if things were different i say to myself
my responsibilities i’d set on a shelf
i’d run as fast as my feet would lead
and take those things i think i need

the deepest part of every woman and man
chase their dreams and make unwise plans
wanting to be completely free of it all
with no risk to ourselves if we should fall

the deceiving smile and flirtatious glance
wondering what-if’s if i took the chance
just when i wonder what i would do
life comes back into pragmatic view

because in this world of do’s and don’ts
lives those trials of can’ts and won’ts
i know the grief my soul would bring
if i made sure i did my thing

i’ve held these thoughts for so so long
holding me back from doing wrong
my dreams i wouldn’t dare to say
in total fear of come what may

for yes i know that i am weak
too often its pleasure that i seek
i refuse to find myself ensnared
by living my life without a care

so now and then i have to learn
i can’t always have for what i yearn
until the time these dreams erase
i’ll learn to live my life abased

resting this moment with a painful gleam
at shattered hopes and long lost dreams
tossed to the depths of this wishing well
sitting all alone in my sullen hell