Текст песни Childhood - Hunter G K Thompson

I saw a girl that I once knew
Her name reminded me of crushing blue
She didn't recognize my face
They say I look older than my age

When I was a child we had a tree
Planted by my grandpa just before he deceased
One summer lightning stroke its bow
I still wonder if it means something else

And I'm scared that I
Won't amount in life
I once was young
Now it's gone, now it's gone, now it's gone

And I've held fast the attributes of old
As if the eyes of ten thousand men watched from 'round the throne
Still I don't feel their blankless gaze
Come and send me assigned so I don't waste my days

And I'm scared that I
Won't amount in life
I once was young
Now it's gone, now it's gone, now it's gone

I thought I had time
Like the stars in the night
Endless counting as my childhood dies
Now it's gone, now it's gone, now it's gone
Now it's gone, now it's gone, now it's gone
Now it's gone, now it's gone, now it's gone