I never wonder what happened
To the child I used to be
He simply grew up
And became the man I call me

But whatever happened
To all the butterflies he use to chase
And all the grassy hills
That used to scratch his back
While he watched elephants and tigers
Float across the sky
In a cotton candy race

What happened
To all those warm winter days
And all those double feature cowboys
Who rode across the popcorn dark
From noon to four on Saturdays

What happened
To all those Tarzans
Who had to promise his mother
They wouldn’t get
Grass stains on his jeans
And all those white sheet ghosts and Goblins who ate all that candy
On the day after Halloween

Did they grow up too
Or did they die
All those elephants
And goblins and butterflies
I know I wanted to be
A grown man someday
But it still seems a terrible price
For a little boy to pay