As a child I was running free Like a leaf in the wind The days seemed endless No worries then There was no ball and no chain I look back on those days with a yearning in my heart Land of forgotten dreams As we grow older, our hearts turn cold We're no longer running free Live our lives in captivity Now we're chained to the ground But I look back on those days with a yearning in my heart Land of forgotten dreams [SOLO] As a child I was running free Like a leaf in the wind The days seemed endless No worries then There was no ball and no chain I look back on those days with a yearning in my heart Land of forgotten dreams Land of forgotten dreams