Future Follies

Remember back when you were young Did you tease a tooth with your tongue You couldn't resist Your fingers had to give it a twist I used to turn around and around Until my body flopped to the ground The world would spin And when it stopped, I'd do it again Pick the scab and make it bleed To feel the pain is what you need Who said life is learned on the playground Water balloons aimed at motorists Was not an end but a catalyst For the ensuing chase: The race back to our hiding place Mix up some lemonade Businessmen in the refreshment trade We'd drink it all then Kick around the empty coffee can The child is not so dumb He is a part of what we become Our life that we go through numb is so alive We dug a hole just shy of China Along the way, we thought we'd find Some buried gold, 'cause When you're eight years old, that's the way of the world I used to be King of the Hill Top of the world, I remember it still It felt so good, but when I left the neighborhood, I lost my crown