Playing Pretend

Played in the dirt, embraced every quirk, always getting hurt
 And we did not want to eat lunch before dessert
 The messiest hair, life without a care, say your little prayers
 Before you wake up again, and everything's fair
 Oh, the days of growing up
 When drawing in the lines was tough
 And mom's approval was enough
 But it became lost in drugs and filling up our cup
 Well, I wanna know when I was stripped of my innocence
 And trading cards turned into trading hearts
 And I wanna know when joy became just a past tense
 And a Band-Aid no longer healed all our scars
 When every relationship has an end
 Well, I wanna go back to playing pretend
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 Always sucking thumbs, girls covered in crumbs, everything was fun
 And great when we thought that we'd stay forever young
 Innocent laughs, nightly bubble baths, no regretting past mistakes
 Or always having goodbyes that last
 Oh, the days of growing up
 When drawing in the lines was tough
 And mom's approval was enough
 But it became grief, mistrust, and hands held down by cuffs
 Well, I wanna know when vain and I had spread apart
 And dumb and rich became the new smart
 And I wanna know when beauty meant hating who you are
 And a plastic face and body became art
 When authentic meant following the trends
 Well, I wanna go back to playing pretend