Like I Did (When I Was a Kid)

[Intro | hook first | bright guitar | claps | whistled melody] I just wanna live like I did when I was a kid Like I did, like I did, like I did back then No bills, no stress, just sun on my skin I just wanna live like I did when I was a kid [Verse 1 | slow charismatic rap | playful conversational flow] Back when a dollar felt tall in my pocket Bike had one brake but nobody could stop it Juice box cold, grass stains on my knees Whole world big as the end of my street Cartoons loud on a Saturday morning No phone buzzing, no bad news pouring Mom yelled lunch, we came running in a line Ten little legends with the dirt on our Nikes [Pre-Chorus | melodic lift | bittersweet but upbeat] Now everybody got a plan, got a payment, got a password I miss when the only thing I chased was the ice cream truck after Streetlights blinked and we knew to go home But I swear that feeling never left me alone [Chorus | big catchy hook | loopable | layered chants] I just wanna live like I did when I was a kid Like I did, like I did, like I did back then No bills, no stress, just sun on my skin I just wanna live like I did when I was a kid I just wanna laugh like the world ain’t heavy Run through the sprinklers, shoes all messy One more day where the sky don’t end I just wanna live like I did when I was a kid [Post-Chorus | chant hook | short-form loop section] Like I did, like I did Back when the world felt big Like I did, like I did I just wanna live like I did [Verse 2 | slow rap | witty nostalgic details | bouncy pocket] We had chalk on the driveway, names on the curb Made up games with made up words Trading snacks like stocks at lunch Thought five more minutes meant five more months Used to fall asleep with the TV glowing Dreams came easy without even knowing Now I got tabs open, tabs unpaid Looking for the kid that I tucked away [Pre-Chorus 2 | melodic | warm harmonies] I don’t need perfect, I just need simple Bare feet, blue sky, popsicle drip slow Somewhere under all this grown-up noise There’s still that kid with the outside voice [Chorus | repeatable | bigger harmonies] I just wanna live like I did when I was a kid Like I did, like I did, like I did back then No bills, no stress, just sun on my skin I just wanna live like I did when I was a kid I just wanna laugh like the world ain’t heavy Run through the sprinklers, shoes all messy One more day where the sky don’t end I just wanna live like I did when I was a kid [Bridge | stripped beat | half-sung reflection] Maybe I can’t go back, but I can get close Windows down when the warm wind blows Call up my people, leave work on read Put a little more wonder back in my head [Final Chorus | full energy | crowd chants | hook loop ending] I just wanna live like I did when I was a kid Like I did, like I did, like I did back then No bills, no stress, just sun on my skin I just wanna live like I did when I was a kid I just wanna laugh like the world ain’t heavy Run through the sprinklers, shoes all messy One more day where the sky don’t end I just wanna live like I did when I was a kid [Outro | loopable ending | claps continue | whistled melody] Like I did, like I did Back when the world felt big Like I did, like I did I just wanna live like I did when I was a kid