I was the one who would always jump in first
Didn't think twice to look behind
Got such a good feeling just from playing in the dirt
Once when I was little

We could build a rocket, fly to the moon
Leave Tuesday morning, and be back 'for noon
There wasn't nothing, nothing that we couldn't do
Once when I was little
Once when I was little

Yeah, I could dream more then
I could believe more then
That the world could only get better
I could be free more then
I could pretend more then
That this life could only show me good times
Once when I was little

There was a time when I trusted everyone
There was no place that I wouldn't go
Spend a day on the hillside next to the barley mow
Oh, once when I was little Yeah, once when I was little

Yeah, I could dream more then
And I believed more then
That the world would only get better
I could be free more then
And I could pretend more then
That this life could only show me good times
Once when I was little

I used to feel so strong
Even when they'd tell me, tell me I was wrong
That I can't live in a magic world
Cause it's time for me grow up
And I've got to be like the rest of them
When I know things aren't enough

Oh, I could pretend more then
And I could believe more then
That the world, it would only, get better
I could believe more then, yes I could
And I could pretend more then
That this life, it could only show me good times
Once when I was little

So here comes the next one, next in line
Stay as young as you can for the longest time
Cause those days flew by
Like a breeze just passing through
Once when I was little

-James Morrison "Once When I Was Little"