Pushing Up Daiseys (Childhood Had To End)
Words and Music by James Graff
VERSE
Do you ever think about
The days of our past
All those good times
We thought would last
All those crazy dreams
With all our lifelong friends
Did we ever once stop to think that
Our childhood would have to end
CHORUS:
My Mom used to say:
"Live life while you've got life to live
Share love while you've still got some love to give"
And then my Dad would add:
"'Cause, eventullay, we will all go to sleep
in the dirt...pushing up daisies"
VERSE
Do you ever remimisce
About laying in the sun
Playing in the grass
Watermellon for everyone
Then later: wide eyed with wonder
Staring at the stars hidden by clouds drifting above
Imagining living other peoples lives
Imagining how wonderful it would be to be in love
VERSE
Staring down a forlorn street,
at the grey, hobbled man
Thinking: "There, But for the grace
of God, go I"
And as the tumultous years
reak their havok on our beings
70 years are gone....
in the blink of an eye!