Plastic little elephant, sunrise colors glowing in my room. Held you in my pocket, kept you safe from every storm, Never knew a tiny heart could grow into its own. But the world kept churning, calling you to come alive, Every day your bright colors softening into light. I could feel you shifting, growing past the life we knew, While I stood and watched the world pull you. Oh-oh-oh, didn’t stay small for me, You broke out, wild and free. Yeah-yeah-yeah, used to fit in my pocket, Now you walk your own land. Tried to put you beside me like I did when you were small, But your shadow filled the doorway, couldn’t fit inside at all. I missed our little moments, all the comfort that you gave, But you were made for open fields, not quiet sheltered days. Oh-oh-oh, didn’t stay small for me, You broke out, wild and free. Yeah-yeah-yeah, used to fit in my pocket, Now you walk your own land. All the paints that made you bright have slowly fallen through, Now you’re shaded soft and gray, your truest coming through. And the light you carry now is meant for only you. Didn’t stay small for me, You broke out, wild and free.
