When I Was a Child

When I was a child I thought as a child My dreams were my kingdom, my shrine I thought as child and I dreamed as a child And the world that I lived in was mine But all that I planned, all those castles of sand Disappeared, disappeared long ago I search but in vain for the joys that remain Of the days I used to know For there while in school was a child, not a fool A child who was wiser than I For love was her dream and her love was supreme And for love such as hers, she would die But today I have learned that my love can be spurned And my dreams can be doomed And if I'll ... yes I'm older today And I'm sad in a way, sad that I'm no longer A child