Way Back When

It's just so amazing
How much we've all changed;
Went from dancing in water
To just watching the rain.

The sun used to shine,
The birds used to sing;
We used to get the balloons
And let go of the string.

Skirts twirled around,
Shadows would spin,
Smiles would reign,
Hair blew in the wind.

That was when we were small,
Young and carefree,
Because that was how
Things just happened to be.

Now the color's faded,
Blue sky turned to gray.
Smiles turned to frowns
As the balloons blew away.

Now it's all different
Because now isn't then,
But sometimes I miss
The times way back when.