Can't let go...

Can't let go...
The ground still alive in my heart,
Warmed with morning sun rays,
The giggles and cheers of kids,
All alive in my heart's narrow lanes,

Now the place smiles upon me,
The trees i hugged watch over me,
with a gentle heart,
Letting me know, I've grown up,
They tell me, I've lived my childhood,
They let me go,

but i can't,
In the quiet place of my heart, they live,
Climbing trees, playing in mud,
Lying on the ground to soak in the sun,
Playing till the ache makes me numb,
Running wild till my legs give up,

Memories fresh like morning dew,
They tug at me, they make me smile,
They hug my heart, they make me cry,
Those days have gone, I tell myself,
I've grown up, I tell myself,

But the child in me always comes alive,
When I come home, when I feel those times,
Where once I laughed and fell and learned,
The thoughts watch me now getting burned,

Those times are getting old and so am i,
Will I ever again get to feel alive?
Probably not...
but i live them watching other kids,
They play and fight, just like my friends and me,
A tear rolls down my cheek and I think,
Yes, these were the days when I was living...