Thompson's Pond Lyrics

The summer heat is beating down, hard on his back

Riding bikes on big adventures, across the railroad tracks

Always an outsider, within his circle of friends

Never sure if it was that way because of him or because of them

So to Thompson's Pond he rode, where he could be anyone he chose to be

Trying hard to believe, he could still feel that way when he had to leave

So to Thompson's Pond he rode, where he could be anyone he chose

Seasons change and time flies past, but some things stay the same

All the same relationships, with a different set of names

He can't help being the way he's gonna be

Cursed by imagination, in place of reality

So to Thompson's Pond he rode, where he could be anyone he chose to be

Trying hard to believe, he could still feel that way when he had to leave

So to Thompson's Pond he rode, where he could be anyone he chose

Following dizzying spinning paths, that lead anywhere

Grow larger in my mind over time, but now they're barely there

Now the world has done its best, to take his dreams away

It's hard to tame the rage inside, hard hiding from the shame

The future's black, as black as a moonless sky

And all these memories crash together, taking one last ride

So to Thompson's Pond he rode, where he could be anyone he chose to be

Trying hard to believe, he could still feel that way when he had to leave

So to Thompson's Pond he rode, where he could be anyone he chose