THE DAYS OF A CHILD (This is a song I composed and play on guitar.)   In a time machine I would love to take a ride And go back to the time when I was just a child. Each new day brought new discoveries And I need to relive those pleasant memories. I'd like to go back for a visit every now and then So I could live in that special time again. Barbie dolls and teddy bears; Life was fun and there were no cares. Playing "house", selling lemonade; Our days were full and we had it made. Hopscotch and snowball fights; Hide and Seek and flying kites. Running through the sprinkler on a hot summer day; I wish those days had never gone away. Playing freeze tag and jumping off the swings; Getting a treat from the ice cream truck, and with crayons coloring. Sesame Street, Mr. Rogers, Zoom; The Electric Company and Captain Kangaroo. That's what childhood was all about. I want to go back and live it now. Eating icicles and going sledding; Playing baseball and bikeriding. Looking at the clouds while lying in the soft grass; Driving the play car that ran on real gas. Amusement park rides and the joys of kindergarten; Taking long walks to the store with a friend. Eating fudgesicles box by box; Banana curls and fuzzy socks. My pony named Sugar and other animals, too Always an abundance of garden-fresh food. I never came home to find the house empty; And we always spent time as a family. Bedtime stories and being nursed back to health; We didn't really have material wealth. We had a much more priceless treasure -- Love and affection in the fullest measure. Sometimes I really long for The days of a child.   © Copyright 1994-present, by Deborah McGeorge, St. Augustine, Florida