I was the one who would always jump in first
I didn't think twice to look behind
Got such a good feeling
Just from playing in the dirt
Once when I was little

We could build a rocket, fly to the moon
Leave Tuesday morning, and be back for noon
And there wasn't nothin, nothin that we couldn't do
Once when I was little
Oh once when I was little

Yeah I could dream more then
I could believe more then
That the world could only get better
I could be free more then
I could pretend more then
That this life could only show me good times
Once when I was little

There was a time when I trusted everyone
There was no place that I wouldn't go
Spend all day on the hillside
Next to the barley mow
Oh once when I was little
Yeah once when I was little

Yeah I could dream more then
And I'd believe more then
That the world would only get better
I could be free more then
I could pretend more then
That this life could only show me good times
Once when I was little

I used to feel so strong
Even when they'd tell me
Tell me I was wrong
That I can't live in a magic world
Coz it's time for me grow up
And I've got to live like the rest of them
And I know things have been lost

I could pretend more then
And I could believe more then
That the world it would only get better
I could believe more then
And I could pretend more then
That this life it would only show me good times
Once when I was little

So here comes the next one
Next in line
Stay as young as you can
For the longest time
Coz those days flew by
Like a breeze just passing through
Once when I was little