When I was a child
 I heard my voice from afar.
 Yelling from my heart, 
 From the depths of my heart
  
 When I was a child,
 I dreamed of my future and who I wanted to be.
 I envisioned myself and a surreal version of me. 
  
 But I am not a boy,
 No, I have shed my tears and grown;
 That illusion is gone
 And so is that reflection I’ve known,
  
 When I was a child
 The audience roared for me.
 I took my chances
 In the corner of my room, 
 I smiled at the ceiling
 Feeling all would come soon;
  
 But life is faithful
 Is ironing things to their form, 
 Oh yes, time is unfaltering
 In clicking the clock to a norm
  
 I’m no longer a child,
 My bruises and scars tell me so,
 What’s done is done
 And it is time to move on.
  
 I took my chances
 And learned from them well