It started out as just another game
The tone of a bedtime story
We laughed and played, and learned from one another
Our childhood in all its glory
That when I’d tell you
I couldn’t play no more
I wanted something real, real, real
That’s when I’d say
I wanted something more
What you said it wasn’t real
We were only children playing a game of tag
Watching Phineas and Ferb
Splashing in puddles getting wet
Only children, Marco Polo in the pool
Riding our bikes on down the road
Never a worry or a fret
Close your eyes and count to ten
Open your eyes, here I am
Run around, find your friends
Play until the end
Play until the end
We were only children
You spoke of things
I’d never heard of
Things magical and marvelous and grand
We could watch all the scary movies
I’d be okay 'cause you’d be there to hold my hand
That’s when I told you
I couldn’t take it anymore
I wanted something real, real, real
That’s when I broke your heart
Right into two
For something more real
We were only children playing a game of tag
Watching Phineas and Ferb
Splashing in puddles getting wet
Only children, Marco Polo in the pool
Riding our bikes on down the road
Never a worry or a fret
Close your eyes and count to ten
Open your eyes, here I am
Run around, find your friends
Play until the end
Play until the end
We were only children
credits
from Only Children,
track released December 1, 2012
Words and Music: Monica Joy
Lead Vocals: Monica Joy
Backup Vocals: Monica Joy
Piano: Monica Joy
Producer: Jeff Tamalier
Engineer: Peter De Leon
Album art: Meghan Holmes
Proceeds to support www.InvisibleIllness.org
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