I Can't Touch the Sun - Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show written by Shel Silverstein I can't reach the clouds for you, I'll never touch the Sun for you, I've never done the things That you need done for you. I've streached as high as I can reach, I guess I'm not the one for you; Cause I can't reach the clouds or touch the sun for you. No I can't reach the clouds or touch the sun. I can't turn back time for you, And make you sweet sixteen again, And I can't turn your barren fields To green again. And I won't sit around and talk Of how things might have been again, No I can't turn back time and make you young again. I can't turn back time and make you young. I hope you find somebody who Can do the things I didn't do And find a road I didn't find And build a brighter world for you. I hope you find somebody bold Enough to reach and take a hold And guide your ever changing mind And free your ever rising soul. But I can't. No, I can't. (back to first verse progression) I can't look inside your mind And see the things you're hoping for. And I can't help you chase the dream You're groping for. You say your arms are open wide, But lord knows who they're open for. No, I can't know your mind or chase your dreams with you. I can't chase your dreams or know your mind. So say goodbye, and don't look back I've had some happy days with you, Sorry I can't be the one who stays with you. And when they ask about me, YOu can say I was the one with you Who never reached the clouds or touched the sun for you. No, I can't reach the clouds or touch the sun. I guess it's done, I can't touch the sun for you. (repeat the last bit as necessary, and have fun. It's a great song on their Sloppy album, or the Shel Silverstein CD)