Just a Boy

The last days in May before summer lay claim

Back in the school yard, we made up a game

Now is always, is always the same

Too bad always always endsI remember

I remember when

But I was just

Just a boy thenInnocent envy without compromise

Recommendations all ill advised

Tall tales and little white lies

The truth had to bendI remember

I remember when

But I was just

Just a boy thenNow that we're tall and all grown

A house, a car lives of our own

We put off but we can't postpone

The way we become menI remember

I remember when

But I was just

Just a boy then