I was wayward child
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With the weight of the world
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That I held deep inside
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Life was a winding road
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And I learned many things
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Little ones shouldn't know
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But I closed my eyes
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Steadied my feet on the ground
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Raised my head to the sky
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And though time's rolled by
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Still feel like that child
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As I look at the moon
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Maybe I grew up
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A little too soon
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Funny how one can learn
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To grow numb to the madness
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And block it away
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I left the worst unsaid
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Let it all dissipate
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And I try to forget
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But I closed my eyes
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Steadied my feet on the ground
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Raised my head to the sky
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And though time's rolled by
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Still feel like that child
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As I look at the moon
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Maybe I grew up
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A little too soon
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Nearing the edge
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Obvious I almost
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Fell right over
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A part of me
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Will never be quite able
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To feel stable
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That woman-child falling inside
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Was on the verge of fading
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Thankfully I
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Woke up in time
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Guardian angel I
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Sail away on an ocean
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With you by my side
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Orange clouds roll by
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They burn into your image
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And you're still alive
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(You're always alive)
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But I closed my eyes
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Steadied my feet on the ground
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Raise my head to the sky
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And though time's rolls by
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Still feel like that child
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As I look at the moon
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Maybe I grew up
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A little too soon
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Close My Eyes
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| Mariah Carey |
