Ten

Barefoot down the stairs

My feet are cold

I'm ten years old

My mom brushes my hair

In the yellow kitchen light

I had a rough night

There's monsters under my bed

The shadows on the walls keep moving

But my parents said

The night is only the day that's sleeping

Can I be ten forever?

I don't want to grow up

Can I be ten forever?

I wish time could stop

To climbing trees in grass-stained jeans

Feeling safe and carefree

Can I be ten forever?

Forever

Walk home in the cold

I'm eighteen now

I just moved out

I eat dinner alone

But I've lost my appetite

It's been a rough night

There's monsters in my head

I'm never good enough for them

Can I be ten forever?

I don't want to grow up

Can I be ten forever?

I wish time could stop

To climbing trees in grass-stained jeans

Feeling safe and carefree

Can I be ten forever?

Forever

When did I stop holding my dad's hand in public?

When did I start caring what others think?

When did I stop jumping straight into puddles?

Now I walk around them and shield from the rain

Can I be ten forever?

I don't want to grow up

Can I be ten forever?

I wish time could stop

To climbing trees in grass-stained jeans

Feeling safe and carefree

Can I be ten forever?

Forever

Barefoot down the stairs

Her feet are cold

She's ten years old

I brush my daughter's hair

In the yellow kitchen light

She had a rough night