Why Can't You & I? - Janis Ian

Hope dies, withered on the vine

Old before its time.

Water into brine

And dreams die, waiting to be fed

Long before they’re wed to life

So here we are, two ships without a sail

No rudder for the gale winds, or the tailspins

I miss you even when you’re near

You’re leaving, pouring out like tears

If dreams die before we give them life

Why should love survive?

Hope tries.

First you’re holding hands

Then dreams become demands

And passion turns to plans

And love tries, blinded by its youth

To turn its anger into truth

So here we are, twos hips upon the land

No anchor for the sand dunes.

When the earth moves

I miss you even when you’re near

You’re leaving, pouring out like tears

If hope tries to fight the test of time

Why can’t you and I?

Feed me.

Pluck me from the vine

Stop the hands of time

Turn water into wine

And see me.

Treasure every seed

Pleasure in the need — be mine

Here you are, my comet in the sky

Afraid to spin too high, and burning as you fly

I miss you even when you’re near

You’re leaving, pouring out like tears

If dreams die, then why should you and I?

We were born to fly

We were born to fly

We were born to fly