Growing-Up Lyrics

Remember when a boy of ten I had a little grown-up bike

It wouldn't take me far away but just as far as I could hike

Remember girl with golden hair that I would often walk from school

And I would sit her on my bike in front of me it was so cool

And I would pedal very hard the trees and homes are flying by

And I would bring her safely home and till tomorrow say Good Bye

A wind would blow in my face

I grip the handles leaning low

It was so wonderful and chaste

That this was love I didn't know

My childhood was coming to an end

No pleasure from playing with old toys

And music was entering my head

Guitar wasn't leaving me a choice

As I grew-up, another bike my parents bought to be my horse

I cared so much for my mustang and very good to me it was

We traveled far away from home to where a stream ran through the park

And where half-naked I would roam

On summer days in semi-dark

There was no girl as yet to spend with

The precious moments of my youth

But only one of my old friends was

Who ran with me and shared my blues

We were wild with our bikes

We jumped and skidded braking hard

There was no greater joy for us

Than those bike rides through the park

I wanted those days to never end

But Someone is always keeping score

The music was loud in my head

Adulthood was knocking on the door