I Want to Go Back

I want to go back to when we were younger
When happy meals from McDonald's filled our hunger
When the highlight of our week was losing our tooth
When we couldn't reach the counter at the amusement park booth

I want to go back to when we were kids
Where we didn't even know our multiplication grids
Where we didn't care when we had scraps on ours knees
Where when we went to Grandma's, her hug was always a tight squeeze

I want to go back...
... to when we had our parents read a book in one of the stacks
... to when the only people we knew were our family and elementary friends
...to when we soon fell asleep after the day ends

But we can't and it is all just something you can recall
No more toys like that one favorite ball
No more kiddy shows and cartoons
No more nap time in the afternoons

Now it is all different, we start to grow up
The dog that we bought as a child is no longer a pup
You don't smell like milk anymore you have to smell nice
You don't want to put on weight from pie so; you can only have one slice

Looks are everything now
Don't forget to pluck that eye brow!
Clothes make the difference, makeup is important
Brush your hair, wash your face, did you put on deodorant?

You can't go out with stains from grape juice anymore
You get drunk and sleep with a guy, now you're called a wh0re
Rumors everywhere, don't do anything stupid
In spring keep your eyes open, on the way is cupid

Again we grow and our teenage years fade away
You don't spend afternoons with friends at the cafe
Now you have a jobs, kids, a family, until you grow old
Now it's your grandkids turn to be uncontrolled