Wish I Was a Kid

I remember
Singing on the swing on Percy Street
Twins and the boys chased fireflies
Summer nights seemed so sweet

I remember
Ice cream on a store-bought pie
Smelling No. 5 in king-sized kits
Ella on the new hi-fi

It was all that I wanted
Forever hung in the air
Oh Mama, I love you
That's something that I'm longing to say
Oh Mama, you'd be here
If I was a kid, wish I was a kid today

I remember
Drinking Night Train on the Palisades
Singing Joni tunes while the fire raged
Innocence on the fade

I remember
Looking for the joy in my old man's eyes
Never knew how to make them smile
Seventeen and that's goodbye

It was all that I wanted
Forever hung in the air
Oh Papa, I miss you
That's something that I never could say
Oh Papa, you'd be here
If I was a kid, wish I was a kid today
Always

I remember
Feeling the divine and my heart did shift
Filling in the cracks on my beaten path
Open to receive three gifts

I remember
The first one filled me up with grace
There to bless the ones to come
The journey not her fate

She was all that I wanted
Forever hung in the air
Oh Ruby, I love you
That's something that I never could say
Oh Ruby, you'd be here
If you were a kid, wish you were a kid today

They are all that I wanted
Forever hangs in the air
My babies, I love you
That's something that I always will say
Sweet babies, I'm with you
As if I was a kid, wish I was a kid today
Always
Just as if I was a kid today
But I wish I was a kid today

I wish I may, I wish I might
Have the wish I wish tonight (that I'd be a kid tonight)