days of you

Those were the days of trial and treasure
Of labor and of leisure
And crayon trails across the kitchen wall
Of bunnies in the back yard
And wishing on the first star
A summer creeping ever into fall
The days of Mother Goose, Shel Silverstein and Dr. Seuss
And you
All the days of you
I wish I knew
How I'd miss the days of you

They were the days of sunny dozes
And runny little noses
And nights we thought the tears would never end
The cat got out the back door
The rubber band balloon war
The cartoon mouse we greeted as a friend
Then there was school and you were gone
Another dusk, another dawn
With you
All the days of you
Oh my god, they flew
Give me back some days of you
Yeah, the broken arms and stitches too
Any lousy old day would do
When I could hold you and you'd feel better
And I'd feel better, too

Through days of simmering in silence
To cold-blooded defiance
You fought to find a path to call your own
But any fool could read it
On your face that all you needed
Was a sketch pad and some car keys and your phone
Yeah, come September you were gone
Like a rabbit off the lawn

And I miss you
All the days of you
Away they flew
Give me back some days of you
Oh the days of you
Away the they flew...