When I was a kid, I was younger With less inhibition to hunger And my legs are feeling wet in the grass God damn, I grew up fast The sky seems much lower now
When I was a kid, I was quiet And I saw planes I could pilot But my feet they still stand on the ground Yeah I stuck around The air is dirty anyhow
When I was a kid, I was short And I stayed inside just for sport And I like the leaves' rustle And I'm kinda tired of the hustle That I've spent to leave this town
Now I build circuses in small rooms And turn off the lights to avoid doom And I got props to exude tunes Ride a ferris wheel by the light of the moon
Yeah I'm a nighttime painter Someday walkers they might call me a failure But in their rooms it's raining hail sure I think a ride on the wheel's a fine and fair cure So I walk
When I was young I dreamed in amplitudes And I forgot the blues that the amp exudes And dances on the hues that the room includes But now I remember I've found my muse I suppose I've learned from the bodily cues Because you can't hear dreams on the nightly news And I guess it's true--I've got nothing to lose The suburb-ship's power strip has blown a fuse But the manpower oars will be put to use Bald eagle freedom's gone running loose But in my living room there's a Canadian moose Sometimes I feed it fresh-squeezed orange juice I suppose you'd think me a nocturnal recluse I try to steer clear of the necktie noose And I totally mean to be so obtuse Queasy comfort is no excuse Both business and pleasure would be my preference Too many options for a literary reference But it all says to busk for a sixpence Not stray away and later beg for penance Live a life longing for young revenge Biting down on a lemon wedge for my children 'Til my cells turn to chill skin And they store me in a wood bin.