Diane Reeves - Nine lyrics

I remember nine As if it were yesterday I can hear my friends outside of my window Say, Anna brought a bag of her mama So we could dig a big hole, to try to reach China And get there by early noon Our imaginations soared on golden wings Across a sky filled with dreams Any child could wear a paper crown And be a king or queen at nine I remember days of playing without a care Then coming home with sniffles and clothes hanging off me With leaves in my hair Everybody You could tell your troubles to old Aunt Savannah Cause she always understood Running endless through a field Of emerald green beneath a broad Open sky I will treasure all my days when I was innocent and free at nine Runnin Rollin Mother may I, Simon says, you Hide and seek, you peeked, no I didn You Double dutch, kick ball, hop scotch, bobby socks Mary Mack all dressed in black Who is that? Can she play jacks? I Whatchu Shovin cryin Dreamin You show me yours, I Ah uh I