Growing Up

I remember the trees by the road

And the path going up the slope

Cigarette tips glowing in the dark

Dancing like fireflies

We could see the lights of the town

Far away below

And we were watching the world go by

Dreaming of the love we would know

And it all seems so, so far away

And such a long, long time ago

And when I think about it

I sometimes feel that growing up means losing friends

Engraved initials

On the fence by the old churchyard

Have long since worn and faded

But all the faces still remain

And I remember that girl

and how she kissed me

And the look from my father

When I stumbled home, much too late.

And it all seems so very far away

And such a long, long time ago

And when I think about it

I sometimes feel that growing up means losing friends