There once was a better place
A place of youth
A place of innocence
Remember when all problems could be solved by doing Eeny Meeny Mino Mo?
Remember being afraid of Cooties?
Think really hard
Go back to a better place
Before the violence, before the drugs
Before the street gangs and the thugs
We weren't concerned about anything
Our biggest fear was a bumble bee sting
Before SEGA or Super Nintendo
When our favorite toy was a G. I. Joe
Superman and Barbies were really big too
There was always something fun to do
When little girls didn't like boys
When they would rather play with their Cabbage Patch Kid Toys
When we played Hide And Go Seek and Simon Says
When our favorite candy was Pez
Mother May I?, Marco Polo, Red Rover
When any problem could be solved with a "Do Over!"
Chocolate milk, school lunch
Kool-aid, Captain Crunch
If you told a lie, you'd eventually admit it
Playing baseball in the field.. "You hit it, you git it!"
No worries, no troubles, no bills, no debts
When we only smoked candy cigarettes
Jaw Breakers, Bubble Gum, & Blowpops
No belly-button rings, just shorts and flip flops
Watching Saturday morning cartoons
When our favorite weapons were water balloons
When we were never worried about our hair
When there was no backing out of a Double-Dog-Dare!
Catching lightning bugs and crickets
If you saw an empty can you had to kick it
Jumpin' down the steps, jumpin' on the bed
Climbing trees, standing on your head
Hula Hoops, Pillow fights
Chiggers and mosquito bites
Playin' wiffle ball till you're out of breath
Being tickled to death
When late at night we would pray
For just one more snow day
Drinkin' from the water hose
Trying to get a spoon to stick to your nose
Going to Mamaw's house, watchin' Ole Yeller
Who did it?, the Smeller's the Feller!
Bedtime stories, counting sheep
On Christmas Eve you couldn't sleep
At recess they would turn us loose
For hopscotch, dodgeball, and Duck Duck Goose
Monkey bars, swings, and see-saws
Tennis shoes and over-alls
It was a time of simpler things
Like playgrounds and tire swings
Where are these things that we left behind?
They're not really so hard to find
Youth is nothing more than a state of mind!
Treasure the small wonders of life:
The innocence of youth, the beauty of nature,
the strength of love, and the power of friendship
-Jody Henderson: FunnyGreetings.com