what happened to those days,
back when life was child's play?
filled with butterflies and dolls
crying to mom when i took a fall
school seemed like fun and games
and swinging the highest brought me fame
innocence sparkled in everyone's eyes
the worst one could do was spread silly lies
the only thing we chugged was milk at lunch
barely anyone could throw a decent punch
how simple my life was back then
i was the happiest girl at the age of ten
i didn't know about gangs and drugs
couldn't imagine getting mugged
i didn't understand death and war
cartoons was what the tv was for
but now im surrounded, for real
families too busy for a single meal
the news is like a horror show
who do i turn to? where do i go?
poverty and war occupy my mind
can't rest cuz we got cures to find
the hobos on the street aren't funny anymore
its a sign of our times, we're going down for sure
kids selling drugs, even at school
the teachers are blind, those fools
whos gonna stop the hunger in Sudan?
what about the earthquake victims in Pakistan?
and it seems like im the only one who gives
a damn while everyone's got lives to live
its like its all on my fragile shoulders
why are the people who see this suddenly colder?
please, im begging you, lets fix everything
back to what it was when it was always spring
the sun shined and we had no fears
lets heal the world and dry the tears
because there's one thing i wanna change
and its a place i call my world

 
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