When I Was a Child - Peggy Lee, Quincy Jones And His Orchestra

When I was a child, I thought, as a child

My dreams were my kingdom, my shrine

I thought, as a child, and I dreamed as a child

And the world that I lived in was mine

But all that I planned, all those castles of sand

Disappeared, disappeared long ago

I search but in vain, for the joys that remain

Of the days I used to know

For there while in school, was a child, not a fool

A child who was wiser than I

For love was her dream, and her love was supreme

And for the love such as her’s, she would die

But today I have learned that my love can be spurned

And my dreams can be doomed and defied

Yes, I’m older today and I’m sad in a way

Sad that I’m no longer a child