[Verse 1]
Back when grass stains
meant I’d had a good day
Skinned-up knees
but I’d still wanna play
Cartoons loud
cereal for dinner
Every silly little loss
felt like a winner
Paper crowns
on a cardboard throne
Trading secrets
on a flip phone
Didn’t know bills
didn’t know pain
Just counted clouds
from the window of a train
[Chorus]
I remember innocence
playful, wild, and effortless
Every sunrise
felt like a promise I could hold
Now I’m running, always late
chasing hours I can’t save
Time keeps flying
why’s it gotta move so fast and bold?
Take me back to when
time moved slow
[Verse 2]
Austin lived
in the back of my mind
Comic-book heart
could stop any crime
He was brave
when I’d wanna hide
Said, “You’re bigger than the fear
on the other side” (yeah)
Now it’s rent due
emails, deadlines
Scroll through days
in a straight line
But in my head
I still hear him say
“Kid, you’re still that hero
in a halfway grown-up way”
[Chorus]
I remember innocence
playful, wild, and effortless
Every sunrise
felt like a promise I could hold
Now I’m running, always late
chasing hours I can’t save
Time keeps flying
why’s it gotta move so fast and bold?
Take me back to when
time moved slow
[Bridge]
Marvellous mornings
on a Monday
Optimistic
for the someday
Can I keep that
in my chest?
Little kid heart
under this mess (oh)
[Chorus]
I remember innocence
playful, wild, and effortless
Every sunrise
felt like a promise I could hold
Now I’m running, always late
chasing hours I can’t save
Time keeps flying
but I’m learning to just laugh, let go
‘Cause that child in me
still runs the show