Went out walkin` through the wood the other day 
And the world was a carpet laid before me 
The buds were bursting and the air smelled sweet and strange 
And it seemed about a hundred years ago 

Mary and I, we would sit upon a gate 
Just gazin` at some dragon in the sky 
What tender days, we had no secrets hid away 
Well, it seemed about a hundred years ago 

Now all my friends are wearing worried smiles 
Living out a dream of what they was 
Don`t you think it`s sometimes wise not to grow up? 

Went out walkin` through the wood the other day 
Can`t you see the furrows in my forehead? 
What tender days, we had no secrets hid away 
Now it seems about a hundred years ago 

Now if you see me drinkin` bad red wine 
Don`t worry `bout this man that you love 
Don`t you think it`s sometimes wise not to grow up? 

You`re gonna kiss and say good-bye, yeah, I warn you 
You`re gonna kiss and say good-bye, yeah, I warn you 
You`re gonna kiss and say good-bye, oh Lord, I warn you 
And please excuse me while I hide away 

Call me lazy bones 
Ain`t got no time to waste away 
Lazy bones ain`t got no time to waste away 
Don`t you think it`s just about time to hide away? Yeah, yeah!