Mark Erelli - Magic Lyrics

Now it’s another new bankAnd you’d never know to lookBut over there is where I used to buy my comic booksI’d read ‘em ‘neath the covers til the flashlight batteries diedThen I dreamed I was a heroWith the strength of 20 menI’d battle my arch enemies til the sun come up againOn an ordinary mortal, anything but coolPretending he could fly as he rode his bike to schoolLooking for the magic (2x)Looking for the magic nowLooking for the magic (2x)Looking for the magic nowI don’t remember growing upIt just kind of happenedSomehow it all worked out but not like I imaginedMost days I never notice but sometimes it keeps me up all nightI can’t go back to the gardenNow I know that it’s doneWith computers and green screens, zeroes and onesBut somewhere in the cellar I’ve got those comics in a boxI always meant to sell ‘em, I guess I just forgotLooking for the magic (2x)Looking for the magic nowLooking for the magic (2x)And a reason to believe somehowHe was bored with his dinosaursAll his blocks and ballsI was just trying to keep him from climbing the wallsI brought the box up from the basement and spread them all out on the floorHe was too young to read so he looked at the picturesAnd his eyes grew wide and his smile got biggerAnd I know mine did the same as I lifted him up highWith a blanket ‘round his neck pretending he could flyLooking for the magic (2x)Looking for the magic nowLooking for the magic (2x)Looking for the magic nowLooking for the magic (2x)Looking for the magic nowLooking for the magic (2x)And I feel it coming back around