I miss those years
We played outside
 And everyone heard,
And came when you cried
 When we rode bikes
And played school
 When no one cared
Whose clothes were cool
 Everyone was friends
We hung out each day
 Out in the yard
Was where we played
 When we had to beat
The street lights in
 And we spent all day
With Barbie and Ken
 When we had "powers"
And wrote our own plays
 I must admit it,
Those were the days
 We had no worries
We were care-free
 We were so content
Things were so easy
 Now we grow older
And are in our teens
 Things are so different
They no longer seem
 So innocent or even
As simple as things were
 Not as happy as when
We were boys and girls
 Now those days are gone
They left in a blaze
 We'll always remember
Those were the days!
                      4-8-2008