So Young

So young, you walk the streets so old
Their tales you've not been told
To you it's just the ground

Son, you play the tired streets
They've buckled in the heat
You didn't see them falling down
Around our ears

(So Young)
Mother's milk still wet on your face
(So young)
In the dirt of the street you're so out of place
(So Young)
You don't know that the colours are hiding the lies
(So young)
If only the world could see it through your eyes

You're young and learning things so fast
But know nothing of the past
Of what has gone before

Son the days will turn to years
You'll feel joy and you'll shed tears
But there behind locked doors
The scars and pain remain

(So young)
Mother's milk still wet on your face
(So young)
In the dirt of the street you're so out of place
(So young)
You don't know that the colours are hiding the lies
(So young)
If only the world could see it through your eyes

I once had a clearer view
Young eyes I so envy you
Living fast when so much has past
You only see what's in front of me
What lies behind, never mind, just be

Son as you kick the crumpled can
Take care where it may land
It was our toys turned to war
We saw the end so near

(So young)
Mother's milk still wet on your face
(So young)
In the dirt of the street you're so out of place
(So young)
You don't know that the colours are hiding the lies
(So young)
If only the world could see it through your eyes