There was a time I recall We played in the sunshine one and all Time of our lives when we were small Young and full of heart Somewhere along the weary way Tenderness leaves the games we play Pain is too high a price to pay And so we drift apart
I long for naivety and purity of heart I wish I'd never left The comfort of my mothers love I wish I could go home
Don't wanna grow old Don't wanna grow up at all And I don't want the world to die
Sometimes I think the best has gone When you look around at what we've done To persecute all we're living on Fear the rising tide When we were children we would run Knowing that there could be someone To keep us from all that could go wrong Now we face our lives
I pray for humanity and clarity of thought I wish we Never hurt the feelings of this mother earth I wish somebody cared
Don't wanna grow old Don't wanna grow up at all And I don't want the world to die And I don't want the world to die
