Dragon On Your Shoulder (song) © 2008 Colin Whyles

You always used to have a dragon on your shoulder
To help you through the worries of the day
But now you've grown
Your dragon's flown
You face the world all on your own
You used to need a dragon on your shoulder

You used to have a dream about the future
You used to have a reason in your heart
But now you say
It's gone away
It was just a dream that you had anyway
You used to need a dream about the future

What's a dream to do
When you've got dragons in your heart
When you put yourself to bed and close the day?
Where's a dragon going to fly
When your dream has left your heart?
Where's a dragon going to stand and roar?

You let your dragon fly from off your shoulder
To fly your dreams in banners across the skies
And how they bled
All torn to shreds
You turn and grip your heart instead
You let your dragon fly from off your shoulder

When you let your dragon fly
From the corner of your eye
You shed a tear
Another year
Goes drifting by
When you let your dragon fly
Away with your dreams