Once The Chocolate Melts

There’s certain things in this world we can’t get back

Like happiness that comes easy, it never lasts

Making memories that nowadays just make me sad

Enjoyed the little things too little and I hate that fact

I don’t cry like I used to, now I have a reason

Grew up too fast and I lost that feeling

I was born in the morning and I’ll die by the evening

As I look upon their faces, the longing only deepens

There’s not a thought across the cosmos children couldn’t will to be

Safe from politics, religion & responsibility

To be a kid again, I wonder what it’s like

To know what I know, could I love a second life?

Holding father’s hand and roasting marshmallows at night

Would I lose myself again? Blink and waste it twice

I’m not curious like I was, new to everything I read

Almost learned the answer, if I’d be better off dead

Relationships dwindled down to just imaginary friends

I still color outside the lines, but often times it’s just pretend

My sense of imagination evaporated

This world told me you have to hate it

All that remains are old mementos and baby photos

Left chasing a moment of innocence to hold close

The chocolate was sweeter when we were younger

Getting older gave a different meaning to sleepless summers

Up late at night just to avoid another day

I became an adult but my inner child still wants to run away