I still hear my mother's voice
Call my brother's name and mine
From the park across the road where we spent most of our time
Now my sister's calling you
And your little brother home
And I'm standing in the doorway thinking just how much you've grown
And I feel a little sad, that you're growing up too
I know that it's mad, 'cause there's nothing I can do
I just want you to know
It's all right to refuse
'Cause there's something you've got that I don't want you to lose
When I was young I was just like you
Always playing out in the rain and singing my own tune
But someone beat it out
They'll try to beat it out of you too
And your attention, I'm aware
Is always here and never there
The moment that you're in's the only one for which you care
While I've got things weighing on my mind
And my worries all accrue
Well you wouldn't understand and I hope you never do
And I feel a little sad, that you're growing up too
I know that it's mad, cause there's nothing I can do
I just want you to know
It's all right to refuse
'Cause there's something you've got that I don't want you to lose
When I was young I was just like you
Always playing out in the rain and singing my own tune
But someone beat it out
Don't let them beat it out of you too