No Going Back

it's gone by so fast

what happened to those days?

what happened to the innocence?

the silly, carefree ways?

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i was so young

unaware of how dark it could be

i was so blind

too naive to see

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back when i was a child

the days were so long

the world was a playground

and my life a song

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i was so uncorrupt

everything was all right

i played away daytime

and dreamed away night

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the days all flew by

with barely a care

ignoring the future

and what waited there

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i somehow grew up

things began to go wrong

i was too big for the playground

too old for the song

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but now that i'm older

i can get into bars

i can go to the casino

and i can drive cars

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my dolls are in the closet

with my other childhood toys

the barbies have changed

to lipstick, blush and boys

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i wear my hair straight

no more ribbons or curls

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i'll enjoy being a woman

but i'll always cherish the girl