i raced you down the street
at 2 in the morning, barely able to walk in a straight line
much less run after you
i laugh, hard
until i hack and wheeze
as we both stumble across cracked pavement
and we fall and slip
you slipped through my fingers
like a wisp of smoke
like a wisp of a dream
like a wisp of stardust

dreaming on,
dreaming on,
dream on

the night is young
yet here i am,
a wasted youth with a vintage soul
dreaming on
wishing on every first-star
for a wisp of love

could it be you?
blazing summer skin
cool winter eyes
spring incarnate, autumn born
a star like you

a star like you
a star like you
the first star i'd wish upon
a star like you.