Janis Ian - When I Was A Child lyrics
[Janis Ian - When I Was A Child lyrics]
When I was a child the days whispered by
In a half-seen memory of an angel's flight
People used to say
"You'll be old before your age"
My bitter laughter would ring out at them
Once I was a child on the outside
Now I am a child on the inside
Sometimes I cry i used to be a child
Sitting by a stream
The night breeze shone on me
I swore to never leave once there was a boy
A breeze flew past through our laughter
Now therе's no time for sitting by a stream
I've got othеr things on my mind
Now there is no boy
I've left him in the past along with my love
When I was a child the days whispered by
In a half-seen memory of an angel's flight
People used to say
"You'll be old before your age"
My bitter laughter would ring out at them
Once I was a child in the daytime
Now I am a child of the nighttime
Sometimes I cry remembering a child
In a half-seen memory of an angel's flight
People used to say
"You'll be old before your age"
My bitter laughter would ring out at them
Once I was a child on the outside
Now I am a child on the inside
Sometimes I cry i used to be a child
Sitting by a stream
The night breeze shone on me
I swore to never leave once there was a boy
A breeze flew past through our laughter
Now therе's no time for sitting by a stream
I've got othеr things on my mind
Now there is no boy
I've left him in the past along with my love
When I was a child the days whispered by
In a half-seen memory of an angel's flight
People used to say
"You'll be old before your age"
My bitter laughter would ring out at them
Once I was a child in the daytime
Now I am a child of the nighttime
Sometimes I cry remembering a child