I 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 dont 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 a 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

And I hold on, hold on, hold on
hold on, hold on, hold on

He just might 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 a 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

And 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 and 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 wouldn't see my boy after today

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 a 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

And I hold on, hold on, hold on
hold on, hold on, hold on (X2)