Chasing Shadows of Love

Oh, I remember those days, simple and slow

When childhood was pure and the only thing I’d know

Was chasing love in the playground sun

Thinking talk was easy, just having fun

As a kid, I’d run around, eyes on pretty sights

Knew I loved the sunshine, those carefree nights

Tried to catch a kiss from a girl I’d see

Just a boy with a dream, wild and free

But time moved on and turned the page

New faces, new thoughts, a changing stage

Suddenly, words just froze and fell

Lost in my mind’s own troubled shell

When I was young, love was simple and bright

Now it’s a dance in the dark, trying to get it right

Oh, those wasted years, what a fool I was

Chasing shadows, missing the point of the fuss

Teenage hearts beat faster, pretty girls in sight

Words got tangled, shy as midnight

Thought I knew it all, but really, I was blank

Silence snuck in, leaving my love on the flank

Years went by with beers in hand

Talking to them, trying to understand

Now I can speak, no more pretend

But I wish I had my youthful heart to lend

When I was young, love was simple and bright

Now it’s a dance in the dark, trying to get it right

Oh, those wasted years, what a fool I was

Chasing shadows, missing the point of this fuss

Oh, if I could go back, just to hold that time

Laugh at my fears, and learn to rhyme

But here I stand, wiser at last

Cherishing the love I’ve amassed

Now I talk to girls, no crutch, just me

Looking back, those days are history

But in my heart, I still see the free kid

Chasing love, spinning circles in his mind