And I remember this plan, borne out of frustration from a kid who kept calling me "yogi". I gave myself a hall pa** to get through each broken promise. When I was a kid, I traded in homework a**ignments for friendship, and gave my friends a late slip for never showing up on time, and in most cases, not at all. I'll wear my best flashing red and you, you will stand winner circle thorough-bred I will un-thread the screws that would put you throughout this life, then smile and say, "You made it." The one marked exit." Because one day all this getting ahead bullsh** will be over, and people will start looking for me, and I'll be there. Drew lines in-between each one, inventing new constellations so that when somebody asked me, "What's your sign?" I could point to mine, the one hanging over the first door past the finish line, and say "It's right there. I have seen stars stamped into the night like cookie cutter designs. I would lay in bed, and fight sleep, believing if I shut my eyes, even for an instant, I would miss out on something amazing. I'm not saying I don't have opinions, just that others were less likely to argue if they were as tired as I was, fatigued as to amen what a good night kiss does to kids, it puts weights on our eyelids and returns us to a place where reason and imagination lace together shoes who's tongues stick out at stillness and beckon us to move forward.Īs a kid, I was always drawn toward moonlight, despite an armada of adults who insist I must set my days according to sunlight. I wanted two left feet so I could dance circles around important issues until way past my bed time. I wanted to register retirement savings plan that'd keep me and candy long enough to make old age sweet. They'd say "It's time to start putting childish things away."Īnd I was like, "f** you! This is Skeletor." But more and more they made me believe that our hearts are like door knocks, and that's where we get the sound of a beat.Īnd I'll never get to meet the man inside me if I can't stand still long enough to be there, I'll never make it anywhere if I keep running away, I'll never know myself if all I ever do is play nikki-nikki-nine doors, don't wanna be a man. When I was a kid, I could fill a bookshelf with every different way they would tell me how not to play. I know because I've been shot down so many times I get altitude sickness just from standing up for myself. Take it from me, under the bed is not a good hiding spot. When I was a kid, I hid my heart under the bed because my mother said "If you're not careful, someday, someone's gonna break it." Shane koyczan and the short story long - When I Was A Kid lyrics
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