When I was a child, I thought, as a child My dreams were my kingdom, my shrine I thought, as a child, and I dreamed as a child And the world that I lived in was mine But all that I planned, all those castles of sand Disappeared, disappeared long ago I search but in vain, for the joys that remain Of the days I used to know For there while in school, was a child, not a fool A child who was wiser than I For love was her dream, and her love was supreme And for the love such as her's, she would die But today I have learned that my love can be spurned And my dreams can be doomed and defied Yes, I'm older today and I'm sad in a way Sad that I'm no longer a child