Playground Paroles

The seesaw was moved to the side
The grass where we looked for 4-leaf clovers
Has been covered by a giant plastic slide

So I'm sitting on this bench just reminiscing
About the years when all I had to do was play
When I could make a moment last forever
And I could fit forever in a day

Since then, a lot of things have happened
I've been around the world a couple times
I've watched us go to war, not always known what for
I've seen us all commit every kind of crime

So I wonder if I've turned into a cynic
If growing up means giving up your joy
Just for a moment, I let myself imagine
That once again, I'm just a little boy

Cuz then I'd prob'ly go right to the sandbox Where the parents sit with a watchful eye
Everything looks different from their viewpoint
I get confused when I feel like I could cry

Maybe this place hasn't really changed at all
It's still whatever children make it be
There's a little dark-hired boy teasing all the girls
And I swear he looks a lot like me

As I watch the sweet commotion, I feel a strange emotion
I catch a glimpse of truth that looks so strange
It's my turn to go through what everybody goes through
And realize that I'm the on who's changed.

I check my watch and can't believe the time
The afternoon is coming to a close
I sit down on a swing; throw my head back in the air
And celebrate what my heart now knows.