The Wonder Years

This experiment has taken me a while to complete, but I finally did it! It was just one of those things where I would write a word or two and then my mind would go blank. After stepping away from it for a little bit I have managed to come up with something somewhat decent (at least for me). Please feel free to leave any comments or critiques! Thank You!!!

The Wonder Years

With your great big eyes you gaze

at this world of blood and ice

no dream too big, no sky too high

only your ever-growing mind

Your days are long, no need to hide

from those leather faces that terrorize

 

Chorus:

Oh they gave you hope

 Then robbed your home

of memories you never feared

but now you look back at the wonder years

wishing they were here

 

With an open mind you glorify

the sacred ones who only lie

they fill your head with butterflies

and forget to tell you they'll always fly away

they're not here to stay

but in time you'll learn to cry

your face, oh no it won't stay dry

and your fears aren't gone

they'll make you strong

 

Chorus:

Oh they gave you hope

 Then robbed your home

of memories you never feared

but now you look back at the wonder years

wishing they were here

 

Yes they told you you were perfect

that you shouldn't even change a thing

but this world is unforgiving

how cold can it really be

the days are short but the hours are long

the rest of the world, they stopped singing along

they don't have the fight to be where you belong

so stop the routine, and be who you were taught to be

turn those lies into reality.