Just Like That

Catch your breath and look around
There's no monster waiting by
Nothing's crumbling to the ground
Nothing's tumbling from the sky
Notice how the world keeps turning
Life goes on
A moment comes
A moment goes
And just like that
The moment's gone

Now Ralphie, go upstairs and lie down
Randy? Hi
Can I come in?
What's the matter?
What you crying for?
Daddy's gonna kill Ralphie!
No, he's not
I promise you, Daddy is not going to kill anyone
Want some milk?
You would?
Oh, Randy
You know nothing's ever as bad as it seems
It never is

If you slip and scrape your knee
Think it's never gonna heal
In a day or two you'll see
It's just not that big a deal
And you're back to jumping, laughing
You've moved on
The moment comes
The moment goes
And just like that
The moment's gone

So, you felt like bursting
Somewhere deep, deep inside
And it overwhelmed you
So you cracked
So you cried
But it passes in an instant
Passes by so fast
Don't forget to remember these moments
Never last

I slowly began to realize
That I was not about to be destroyed
Notice how the world keeps turning
Life goes on
From then on
Things were different between me and my mother
And just like that
The moment's gone