One time when I was a little lad, in school aged about eight
I remember a little girl I liked, used to wait for me at the gate
One day she up and told me, she liked something very much
She didn’t say what, and she didn’t say who
But something inside me sort of knew...she was talkin’ about me
Cos she was smiling at me, and she was nice to me
And she used to come and speak to me
And sometimes in the classes too, she’d take the seat next to mine
Used to pretend I was ignoring her, but inside I felt just fine
One sunny day we up and moved away, but all I felt was rain
I never said bye, but I wish that I did
Relied on the fact I was only a kid...but since I been thinkin’ about her
Wish I’d smiled more with her, wish I was nicer to her
Wish I used to go and speak to her
i never said bye
i never said bye
Funny how the time goes by, before some things are understood
Like the things you didn’t know as a kid, and only learn in adulthood
Like when to up and tell someone, just exactly how you feel
Not worrying how, the other kids would react
On showing my strength, for the courage they lacked...not afraid to talk to her Not afraid to smile at her, not afraid to be nice to her
Not afraid to go and speak to her
Well here I am a grown man today, and my mind often drifts away
To that ol’ school gate and class room, where I was afraid of what to say
Only now I’m so much stronger, I know exactly what I’d do
I’d give her a hug, and give her a kiss
Say sorry for the prejudice...and say, I’ll never stop thinkin’ about you
I’ll always be smiling with you, and it’s always nice when I think of you
And I often go and speak to you
But that was then and this is now
I wasn’t even ten, and I couldn’t somehow
Be kind to you like you was to me
But now I’m not so scared, and I hope you can see
If I could be that boy again
I’d meet you at the gate and I’d stop the rain
I’d save a seat for you right next to me
I’d be all the boy you hoped I would be
These lyrics are about...those innocent but no so innocent times when you could have, and should have acted...but the pressures around you held you back...wm
