Dm C
Can you tell me please, where have the children gone today?
Dm F C E
It seems like just a minute since I've sent them out to play
Am C
I thought I heard their voices calling through the tangled trees
Dm F E
But when I went to look for them I only found the breeze
Am G E
There are doorways in this world that lead to places far a-way
G Dm Am
Where space and time have never left their mark
Am G E
Beneath the spreading branches we have found a place to stay
G Am
A place for sharing stories in the dark.
Kyle kicked the soccer ball, it rolled into the
conduit
The concrete pipe was dark and damp, yet Jodi went in after it
The children all came running at the shout of her surprise
And crawling through they found a magic world before their eyes
The tree that rose up from that soil had never known the sun's pure light
Instead a million stars shone down and filled this world with colors bright
And books lay scattered on the ground, their leather covers carved and worn
The writing on their pages writhed and then took on familiar form
There are doorways in this world that lead to places far away
Where space and time have never left their mark
Beneath the spreading branches we have found a place to stay
A place for sharing stories in the dark.
With awesome wonder in his voice, the eldest, Dave, began to read
The words took shape before his eyes, a tale of dark and loathsome deed
From their safe and hidden darkness, creatures of the tree emerged
Foul of form, yet one in plan, upon the children they converged
David read with strengthening voice, while Jennifer and Jodi stood
Ethan sat while Kyle stared upon the creatures of the wood
Despite their fearsome company, the children knew they'd naught to fear
The monsters sat within the circle, once again the tales to hear
There are doorways in this world that lead to places far away
Where space and time have never left their mark
Beneath the spreading branches we have found a place to stay
A place for sharing stories in the dark.
Can you tell me please, where did the children go today?
There seems to be a shadow on the substance of their play
And David brought me back some strange and twisted bark
I think they may have found the place where WE shared stories in the dark.
There are stories in this world that lead to places far away
Where space and time have never left their mark
Beneath the spreading branches we have found a place to stay
A place for sharing stories in the dark
A place for sharing stories in the dark
A place for sharing stories in the dark.