I was a boy Lyrics

I was a boy with the world in my hands

Rocks in my pocket, sand on my pants

You were a mother with dreams of her own

White picket fence, a hand full of gold

I wish that I asked all the questions I had

Kept time in a bottle to see how long it would last

I was a boy who misunderstood

The burden you carried had gone and did you no good.

How time catches up to me

And the weight of the world could be so heavy

How time had caught up to you

If it was up to me, would have held it up for you

And I was a kid with a head full of stones

As stubborn as you, always breaking my bones

You were a woman in a bright red jacket

With a mind on your work, to escape all the racket

And I wish I knew all the things I know now

The weight that you held was always holding you down

Now I'm growing old and I walk my own path

Now I see you in Michelle, I pair a smile with a laugh

How time catches up to me

And the weight of the world could be so heavy

How time had caught up to you

If it was up to me, would have held it up for you

And I'm still a boy in my mind I am young,

riding my bike my back is warm from the sun

We'd take a drive down to the coast

Just to dive in the wave, that's what I miss the most

You showed a boy just how to be brave

How to learn how to love, how to never waste a day

And you had a smile that could light up the room,

Candle burned at both ends, but stayed as bright as the moon

How time catches up to me

And the weight of the world could be so heavy

How time had caught up to you

If it was up to me, would have held it up for you