Saw him on a Friday outside some run down saloon
he was cryin over someone that he felt left much too soon
I said, hey boy don't you cry tonight

let me take you out on this town
he looked at me and smiled as one last tear splashed off the ground
with half a wink he asked me what are you some kind of freak

I told him no, I guess I just feel your vibe is kinda deep
the moon hung over soho
and I counted 16 stars

I pointed at the brightest one and said now that one's ours
he's a dandelion, up on his hill above the sea
he's not exactly everything I thought that he might be


he's a dandelion
he looks like everything I need

I thought he was a flower
but I found out he's a weed


Then I hold on hold on hold on
hold on hold on hold on


he might just be poison
but I took him to my roof top
I said are you afraid of heights,

He said no I am not
I said hey boy don't you lie to me, tell me everything you feel
we danced around in circles,

He said I think we found something real

he's a dandelion, up on his cliff above the sea

he's not exactly everything I thought that he might be

he's a dandelion

he looks like everything I need
I thought he was a flower
but I found out he's a weed


Then I hold on hold on hold on
hold on hold on hold on

Down in union square
I saw him walking all alone
I walked a little slower just so I'd remain unknown

he met someone on seventeenth that he knew her all too well
my little piece of heaven has a secret he won't tell
with half a smile he took her hand

and then they walked away
I realized I would not see my boy after today


I fell in love with a dandelion
and he's all I ever had
at first he looked so sweet

but in the end he tastes so bad
he's a dandelion, up on his cliff above the sea
he's not exactly everything I thought that he might be


he's a dandelion
he looks like everything I need

I thought she was a flower
but I found out he's a weed


Then I hold on hold on hold on
hold on hold on hold on
And I tell myself

hold on hold on hold on
hold on hold on hold on
yeah hold on