Limits

There's a man and his wife that just told their son
To stick close to the life he's always known
dreams are 'dreams' for a reason
And there's no point in thinking
Of something too far from your home.

This man and his wife never stopped to think whether--
They'd confused an anchor for a tether.

There's a man and his wife that just told their son
It's your life, live it how you want
they don't understand when he
rolls his eyes and
answers with a monosyllabic grunt

One day they'll see in their son's red-faced rancor--
They've confused a tether for an anchor