When I Was A Boy Lyrics - Many Great Companions - Dar Williams

I wont forget when Peter Pan 

Came to my house, took my hand 

I said, "I was a boy" 

Im glad he didnt check 

I learned to fly, I learned to fight 

I lived a whole life in one night 

We saved each others lives 

Out on the pirates deck 

And I remember that night 

When Im leaving a late night with some friends 

And I hear somebody tell me 

Its not safe, someone should help me 

I need to find a nice man to walk me home 

When I was a boy 

I scared the pants off of my mom 

Climbed what I could climb upon 

And I dont know how I survived 

I guess I knew the tricks that all boys knew 

And you can walk me home 

But I was a boy, too 

I was a kid that you would like 

Just a small boy on her bike 

Riding topless, yeah 

I never cared who saw 

My neighbor come outside 

To say, "Get your shirt," 

I said "No way, it's the last time 

I'm not breaking any law" 

And now I'm in this clothing store 

And the signs say less is more 

More that's tight means more to see 

More for them, not more for me 

That can't help me climb a tree in ten seconds flat 

When I was a boy, see that picture? That was me 

Grass-stained shirt and dusty knees 

And I know things have gotta change 

They got pills to sell, they've got implants to put in 

They've got implants to remove 

But I am not forgetting 

That I was a boy too 

And like the woods where I would creep 

It's a secret I can keep 

Except when I'm tired 

'Cept when I'm being caught off guard 

And I've had a lonesome awful day 

The conversation finds its way 

To catching fire-flies 

Out in the backyard 

And I so tell the man I'm with 

About the other life I lived 

And I say now you're top gun 

I have lost and you have won 

And he says, "Oh no, no, can't you see 

When I was a girl, my mom 

And I we always talked 

And I picked flowers 

Everywhere that I walked 

And I could always cry 

Now even when I'm alone I seldom do 

And I have lost some kindness 

But I was a girl too 

And you were just like me 

And I was just like you