Childish Things by James McMurtry
Childish Things by James McMurtry

Childish Things

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Childish Things by James McMurtry

Release Date
Tue Sep 06 2005
Performed by
James McMurtry
Produced by
James McMurtry
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This is a character sketch, and it’s loaded with short, sharp phrases that provide great mental images. He’s a man whose reached middle age and lost his idealism and his passion for life.

Childish Things Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Aunt Clara kept her Bible right next to the phone
In case she needed a quote while she talked to someone
In my memory she smiles while the blessing is said
And visions of freeze tag dance in my head
She says I’ll grow up big if I eat all my roast
I’ll still believe in heaven, but I won’t believe in ghosts anymore

[Chorus]
I’ll put away childish things
I’ll put away childish things

[Verse 2]
Every other weekend, age o' thirteen
With my fishing pole and my Field and Stream
Ridin' back home on the Trailways bus
I looked out the window ’til I saw too much
And I called my parents by their own first names
I played in the alley, but I didn’t play the game anymore

[Chorus]
I’ll put away childish things
I’ll put away childish things

[Instrumental]

[Bridge]
The wolves howl all night long
They won’t stop and they won’t go home
Beneath my window they run
Probably it’ll be alright
If I keep it all locked up tight
And wait ‘til daylight comes

[Instrumental]

[Verse 3]
Now my boy goes like a house on fire
He’ll never burn out and he’ll never retire
And I remember when I used to think like that
When I was young and the world was flat
But I’m forty-some years old now and man, I don’t care
All I want now is just a comfortable chair
And to sell all my stock and live on the coast
I don’t believe in heaven, but I still believe in ghosts

[Chorus]
I’ve put away childish things
I’ve put away childish things
I’ve put away childish things
I’ve put away childish things

[Outro]
The wolves howl all night long
They won’t stop and they won’t go home
Beneath my window they run
Probably it’ll be alright
If I keep it all locked up tight
And wait ‘til daylight comes
If I wait ‘til daylight comes

Childish Things Q&A

Who wrote Childish Things's ?

Childish Things was written by James McMurtry.

Who produced Childish Things's ?

Childish Things was produced by James McMurtry.

When did James McMurtry release Childish Things?

James McMurtry released Childish Things on Tue Sep 06 2005.

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