Attic Lights - Gabrielle

Gabrielle, is it true, did you ever really do
All the things you wanted to
Gabrielle, did you stray, from your grey suburban bed
To the stories in your head

Did you fall in love in Fiji
Did you make the whole world care
Did you say goodbye to Moscow
See Australia from the air

Did you punch your weight in good deeds
Are there stories you can share
Vicariously I show that I care

Did you see Africa in the morning
Or did you stay right where you were
Did your life become a pattern
Or did you hear the whole world cheer

Gabrielle, is it true, that I didn't notice you
On your hopefully life's debut
Gabrielle, when I dream
You have found a kind of peace
Through the world would treat you mean

Did your life span every ocean
In each corner of the land
Was your heart met with devotion
Did you live out all your plans

In the days when we were younger
Only children in the dirt
And you were always scared of being hurt

Did you see Africa in the morning
Or did you stay right where you were
Did your life become a pattern
Or did you hear the whole world cheer