I want to go back
To the early days of my youth
When the world was a mystery
And I did not know the truth.
I want to go back
To the days filled with fun
Playing and climbing trees
Until there was no more sun.
Because I grew up
And I learned about the world
And the feelings that grow
Between a boy and a girl
For one boy,
I fell real hard.
And every memory we made
Cut deeply, and scarred.
And from this boy
My heart was taken.
Loved, then broken;
Returned, then forsaken.
And from another,
His acquaintance came at a cost.
Feeling was not mutual.
So, he left me vulnerable and lost.
But not before he took
What made me pure.
Forcing me into adulthood
And to be mature.
So now, I say FCUK LOVE
And all that it does.
Because of it I cannot go back
To the person I once was.
But I am ready to be the person
That I used to be.
When life was so easy
And I felt free.
I was the one who never cried
Over love or heartache.
I did not worry about boys
And there were not smiles to fake
When all I cared about
Was a ball and a glove.
I did not get mad about dumb things
And I did not care about being in love.
