When I Was A Child Lyrics - Singles - Loggins & Messina

When I was a child 

So wild and free 

Sometimes I'd stumbled 

Or fall from a tree 

But I didn't worry 

And I didn't care 

I knew that my daddy 

Would always be there 

Oh, he was my friend 

When no one could make 

Never too busy 

Oh, he'd find a way 

Then off we would rambled 

With the wind in our hair 

I knew that my daddy 

Would always be there 

But time has no mercy 

For a growing young soul 

It leaves us with memories 

While it makes us grow old 

I left my heart 

When school days were through 

With visions of freedom 

Oh, when dreams do come true 

I've never worried 

And I've never cared 

I knew that my daddy 

Would always be there 

One night while traveling 

Word came by phone 

The message was simple 

You're needed at home 

So once I did worry 

For once I did care 

I prayed that my daddy would wait for me there 

Time has no mercy 

For the growing young soul 

It leaves us with memories 

While it makes us grow old 

But time has no mercy 

For the growing young soul 

It leaves us with memories 

While it makes us grow old 

While it makes us grow old