When I Was Young

By Coby Grant

On Is in Full Colour

Released on October 12, 2012

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[Intro]

Miss Mary Mack, Mack, Mack

All dressed in black, black, black

Silver buttons, buttons, buttons

All down her back, back, back

She asked her mother, mother, mother

For fifty cents, cents, cents

But nowadays that don't buy you nothing

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah


[Verse 1]

I'm supposed to be a woman, but I still feel like a girl

Even though I've grown up tall, I feel small in this big world

The candles that I'm blowing, adding up as time goes by

I used to wish to be a grownup, now I miss the girl inside


[Chorus]

Oh, those days of play dates in my friends backyard

And sandpit spades, dress-ups, potions, monkey bars

And now we're paying off our debt, dealing with our daily stress

If I could just forgеt, I'd go straight back to when I was young


[Verse 2]

My boyfriend has just left mе for a great job overseas

I remember Johnny Abbott in grade five, he'd never leave

Well my rent is overdue, and my laundry is piling up

I don't want to go to work today, it all feels like too much


[Chorus]

Oh, those days of play dates in my friends backyard

And sandpit spades, dress-ups, potions, monkey bars

And now we're paying off our debt, dealing with our daily stress

If I could just forget, I'd go straight back to when I was young


[Bridge]

Ooh, ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-bam, ba-ba-ba-bam

And when I look photographs

And all that's happened in the past

I wish that I could take myself back there

And I like [?] the best

Make-believe that I'm a princess

And mom and dad will tuck me in

And give me a butterfly kiss

Goodnight, sleep tight


[Chorus]

Oh, those days of play dates in my friends backyard

And sandpit spades, dress-ups, potions, monkey bars

And now we're paying off our debt, dealing with our daily stress

If I could just forget, I'd go straight back to when

Oh, those days of play dates in my friends backyard

And sandpit spades, dress-ups, potions, monkey bars

And now we're paying off our debt, dealing with our daily stress

If I could just forget, I'd go straight back to when

I said if I could just forget, I'd go straight back to when I was young