...As Children

We’ve lost all that made us young
Our innocence, our freedom
To be anything we dreamed
I’d drift over the miles just to see this through
You still remember how you dreamt
And now you rarely do
They knew you then, it’s safe to say you lost your way
(I'll grow to love, I’ll live and learn)
What hurts the most is you gave up on a happy ending
While I’m still dreaming of a better life
I’ll earn with perseverance
Another time, another place
But I’m better now I’m free
We could’ve faced this lonely road (if only we tried)
It’s on your face, girl
You wanna talk about it
The way your body moves, yeah I know all about it
Keep on telling yourself that you’re free
But you’re not who you claimed you should be
(I'll never know love)
I’ll grow to love, I’ll live and learn
What hurts the most is you gave up on a happy ending
While I’m still dreaming of a better life
I’ll earn with perseverance
Things will never be the way they were
We broke the promise made as children
We said we would never change
But we didn’t know the world, we packed up and left to learn
Returning to find that we left behind everything we ever cared for
(I'll grow to love, I’ll live and I’ll learn)
What hurts the most is you gave up on a happy ending
While I’m still dreaming of a better life
I’ll earn with perseverance