CHARLEY WOODS

I used to write words down

Sometimes I'd put them to music

And I'd get my guitar out

But here lately that's more like a distant illusion

 

When did I lose all the sparkly feelings

That came when I'd sit down

Cross-legged on the carpet under clothes hung in my closet

'Cause I can't find them now

Inside this grown up house

 

Where I no longer sleep with a light

I'm getting better at being on time

I don't always cry when I'm broken

I don't get so lost in the moment

So many things I've grown out of

But the more time that I lose

I find more things that I wish that I'd

Grow back into

 

I used to be honest

Didn't care much about what I'm wearing

And only the monsters

Under my bed were the ones that were scary

When did I lose all the sparkly feelings

That came when I'd jump down

From the oak tree in the backyard, yeah the falling was the best part

I can't find them now

Outside this grown up house

 

Where I no longer sleep with a light

I'm getting better at coloring in the lines

I don't always cry when I'm broken

But some days I just can't keep focused

So many things I've grown out of

But the more time that I lose

I find more things that I wish that I'd

Grow back into

 

Getting old has just taught me to want more

Of all of the stuff I'm too old for

For a life that is easy

Yeah that's the life that I'd choose

But how come it's the life that is hardest

To grow back into