gone were the days

Gone were the days

When we were young

We had our freedom

Though pockets were empty

The young minds couldn't see

A stone throw from the house

We could see the empty field

We could pass our times there

But we didn'think so far ahead

What our lives would be

We let time slipped away

We buried ourselves in games

The innocent lives couldn't stay forever

Growing up years and moving to live independently

The struggling to fill up the pockets

The woes of living to stay alive

Now the eyes could see far ahead

The mind could imagine and plan

Some could make it others would fall

The fighting for survival was everyone skill

When the day was done

We could be the same

Decayed and returned to the soil

Rich or poor didn't matter at all