I was looking at my daughter
on her new bike that I bought her
Every second she was falling
In the evening very proudly she came calling
"I am big now!" is what she told me
She could cycle and she showed me
and I saw glimpse of me there
riding around in grandma's garden long ago

Back in time, I wish I could go back in time
The clock is ticking much too fast
it's easy if you don't know
those days will never last
Back in time, I wish I could go back in time
When people kept the pain away
if I could only be a kid for just one day

People always try to please you
People always hug and squeeze you
When you're little, life's exciting
so the thought of growing up becomes inviting
Then you struggle till you get there
and you realize that you're now here
So you're wishing for your parents
They're the only ones
who've never let you down

Back in time, I wish I could go back in time
The clock is ticking much too fast
it's easy if you don't know
those days will never last
Back in time, I wish I could go back in time
When people kept the pain away
if I could only be a kid for just one day

I was looking at my daughter
on her new bike that I bought her
It was early, it was raining
It was time to go to school
she was complaining
"I don't want to" is what she told me
She was pouting and trying to hold me
and I saw a glimpse of me there
and I knew that life was easy after all!

Oorspronkelijke tekst: Danza del ore van Amilvare Ponchielli