when i was a child

when i was a child

the days whispered by

in a half-seen memory of an angel's flight

people used to say

you'll be old before your age

my bitter laughter would ring out at them

once i was a child on the outside

now i am a child on the inside

sometimes i cry

i used to be a child

sitting by a stream

the night breeze shone on me

i swore to never leave

once there was a boy

a breeze flew past

through our laughter

now there's no time

for sitting by a stream

i've got other things on my mind

now there is no boy

i've left him in the past

along with my love

when i was a child

the days whispered by

in a half-seen memory of an angel's flight

people used to say

you'll be old before your age

my bitter laughter would ring out at them

once i was a child in the daytime

now i am a child of the nighttime

sometimes i cry

i used to be a child