There was a time when I knew what I wanted to do
When I did what I wanted to do
Then the child took a step from my mind
There was a time when the troubles I have now seem few
And the laughs were for me and not you
Then the child took a step from my mind
There was a time

Take a look at my face, tell me what do you see
If you knew what was on my mind
Would you still talk to me?
Tell me how do you feel, tell me what do you know
I'm asking you right now baby
Do you really want to know what's on my mind?

There was a time when I'd lay on the grass
And look at the sky, taking joy in the things I could find

Then the child took a step from my mind
There was a time when I knew that my feelings were mine
And meaning didn't follow a rhyme
Then the child took a step from my mind
There was a time

Take a look at my face, tell me what do you see
If you knew what was on my mind
Would you still talk to me?
Tell me how do you feel, tell me what do you know
I'm asking you right now baby
Do you really want to know what's on my mind?

There was a time when I knew what I wanted to do
When I did what I wanted to do
Then the child took a step from my mind
There was a time.