I remember those days Backpack bigger than me Saturday chores on a list Washing dishes in the sink Foldin’ towels Takin’ trash to the street Allowance in my hand Fifty cents for the week I’d count it twice on my bed Dreamin’ of a silver screen Sitting in the third row seat Fifty cents a week I could go to the movies Coke and popcorn too Feeling like I was rich Livin’ in a neighborhood Full of laughing kids We stayed out ‘til it turned dark blue Kickball Tag Red rover too Then tomorrow I’d do it again Tomorrow I’d do it again (oh, again) Riding bikes with no hands Red light green light Hide and seek Making forts in a tree Mowing lawns and babysitting Piggy bank with some money saved Screen door slam at six Grass stains on my knees Streetlights blinkin’ on Mama callin’ out my name “Time to come in now You have homework to do” Pencil scribbles and sighs Teeth brushed Energy runnin’ low Lyin’ in my little room Thinkin’ ‘bout the games we played And the friends just down the road Fifty cents a week I could go to the movies Coke and popcorn too Feelin like I was rich Livin’ in a neighborhood Full of laughing kids We stayed out ‘til it turned dark blue Kickball Tag Red rover too Then tomorrow I’d do it again Tomorrow I’d do it again
