When I Was a Child

WHEN I WAS A CHILD words and music by David Allen Slater Copyright 2007 by David Allen Slater WHEN I WAS A CHILD MAN I FELT SO FREE THE SKY WAS SO MUCH BLUER A DEEPER GREEN WAS IN THEM TREES CATCHIN' FIREFLIES ON A SUMMER'S NIGHT YEAH MY LIFE WAS JUST SO FINE WHEN I WAS A CHILD I DREAMED THAT I COULD FLY CHORUS: AND I CAN SEE THE LIGHT TODAY SHININ' DOWN UPON MY FACE MAKES THE PAIN GO AWAY YOU SAY I'M JUST A FOOL TO CARE OH BUT YOU DON'T KNOW ME WELL, NO EVEN THOUGH WE'RE JUST THE SAME WHEN I WAS A CHILD MAN I FELT SO TALL YOU COULDN'T TELL ME NUTHIN' NO SIR I KNEW IT ALL DOIN' THINGS I KNEW I SHOULDN'T DO SOME THINGS DON'T EVER CHANGE WHEN I WAS A CHILD I BET YOU KNEW MY NAME CHORUS: AND I CAN SEE THE LIGHT TODAY SHININ' DOWN UPON MY FACE MAKES THE PAIN GO AWAY YOU SAY I'M JUST A FOOL TO CARE OH BUT YOU DON'T KNOW ME WELL, YEAH EVEN THOUGH WE'RE JUST THE SAME AND I CAN SEE THE LIGHT TODAY SHININ' DOWN UPON MY FACE YEAH MAKES THE PAIN GO AWAY YOU SAY I'M JUST A FOOL TO CARE OH BUT YOU DON'T KNOW ME WELL, YEAH EVEN THOUGH WE'RE JUST THE SAME YEAH GET IT NOW.....