Loggins and Messina - When I Was a Child lyrics

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