Saturday Morning

Did anyone else think this is the way it would be?
Growing up wondering if we've lost the key,
To happiness?
Feeling our child-like wonder's,
Been squandered.
This I often ponder. 
Waking up at the ass crack of dawn.
Waiting for those cartoons to come on.
A Bowl of sweet cereal in our hands.
Cartoons are what we demand.
One after another we watched.
Wishing that they'd never stop.
Cartoons are done for the day.
Time to go outside and play.
Throw on an old pair of jeans and a tee.
At least that's what it was like for me.
The air seemed different back then.
Sometimes, I miss breathing it in.
If I have to compare.
Seems there were less chemicals in the air.
Riding our bikes or catching bugs.
Looking at clouds or playing with mud.
These are the things we used to love.
Some how it was lost over the years.
Maybe, it had to do with keeping up with our peers?
Wanting to grow up too fast.
Not wanting these childhood moments to last.
Unknowing that time was on our ass.
Going on dates and driving the car.
Not caring what we used to stand for.
Wanting to adult and push the limits.
As we slowly let ourselves forget.
Waking up at the ass crack of dawn.
Waiting for those cartoons to come on.
A Bowl of sweet cereal in our hands.
Cartoons are what we demanded.
Enjoy those moments, is what should have been recommended.
Because it would soon come to an end.
Then, real life would begin.
One after another we watched.
Wishing that they'd never stop.
I think of this kind of stuff a lot.
The summers weren't as hot.
We got to stay out til' eight o'clock.
When the street lights came on.
You better be back on your own lawn.
Compared to today.
It was easier to pay.
Because money went a longer way.
Bowling, skating or arcading.
We were always waiting.
Time to tell the truth,
Don't you kinda miss your youth?
Waking up at the ass crack of dawn.
Waiting for those cartoons to come on.
A Bowl of sweet cereal in our hands.
No responsibility or demands.
One after another we would've watched.
Wishing that they'd never stop.
If only I could turn back the clock.
Slowing down time,
So I could take back what was mine.
And watch those cartoons one more time,
With the same state of mind.

90's rock