[terrysains]

This is the last song to my musical a, 'send them home happy' tune, these are the lyrics, I hope you like them. Terry Sains.

I WISH WE WERE CHILDREN AGAIN.


Starts slowly and gets faster and faster.



Oh the days lasted forever… like the sun in the sky…
 
and nobody told us… that we’re going to die…
 
Oh the days lasted forever… like a walk to the moon…
 
like the sand in the desert… like a beautiful tune.
 
(bridge; moves song up a notch.) Cast joins in skipping, playing, having fun.
 
Going swimming at the lido and playing in the park
 
Running and jumping, just having a lark
 
Rolling and falling and grazing your knee
 
The shock and excitement of seeing the sea
 
(faster)
 
Hopscotch and skipping and riding your bike
 
Being with people who you really like
 
Football and run outs, roundabouts and swings
 
Strolling around pretending your kings
 
(faster)
 
Anxious and frightened, your first day at school
 
First day in senior, just looking cool
 
The closeness of holding somebody’s hand
 
Straight down the slide and into the sand
 
(faster)
 
Going on holidays, meeting new friends
 
Please can I keep it? No it’s just lends
 
Climbing and walking and just being me
 
Ducking and diving and climbing a tree
 
(faster)
 
Reading and writing, seeing faces in the sky
 
Laughing and joking, and sometimes a cry
 
Teachers all telling me how happy I am
 
Living in a windmill in old Amsterdam
 

Exploring and hiding, thunderbirds and sweets
 
Go carts and racing and plenty of treats
 
Singing and dancing, nothing was the same
 
Oh I wish we were children again
 
Oh I wish, how I wish, oh I wish, how I wish

Oh I wish we were children again. the end.
 
(the end is also sung as a finish)

[Jess]

Like this, you hit the genre perfectly and I love how upbeat it is- it made me smile, with all the little notes on the side (gets faster, keeps getting faster) I mean this is a pretty fast song but he time we reach the end! Love the relatable things about childhood, very nice

[peteyhero]

I love the pacing of this song. Very pithy and the way you added  the ... really made it flow nicely as I read it.

there's also a nice solid rhyming scheme which is always nice to see when it works well.

you've defiantly captured a certain mood and feeling in this song, and for that i hi-5 you. Even though everyones childhood will be different you have wrote about many common aspects without being super specific and the way you write about your experiences is very relateable and gives me warm feelings of my childhood.

very nice

[fischermans]

Hello
Really nice one.Hope to hear the melody soon.The flow is beautiful and I have to smile sometimes because it reminds me of my childhood.
Only I´m not sure if (the end is also sung as a finish) is necessary but I´m very curious about hat.
Regards Alexander

[teprometo13]

I really like this, I even thought of a little tune haha

Good work

[Dead Weight]

Very good lyrics and a great concept for increasing the tempo as you go along.

Really enjoyed reading this.

[GTB]

This is like a big collage of childhood and brings lots of images to mind which many will relate to, nice one!
Does 'Amsterdam' feature earlier in your musical?  that line took me by surprise.
cheers, Graham

[terrysains]

"living in a windmill in old Amsterdam"

Does 'Amsterdam' feature earlier in your musical?  that line took me by surprise.
cheers, Graham

Hello Graham, this line is taken from a song our teachers use to teach us, 'I saw a mouse'.
That is all. I wish you well. Terry.

[GTB]

Ah got it! I do remember that song too and wondered if you were alluding to it :-)