Wednesday, March 7, 2007

A Kid Again for Just a Moment...



'83

I have these dreams I'm walking home

home where it used to be

everything is as it was frozen in front of me


here I stand six feet small

romanticizing years ago

well it's a bittersweet feeling

hearing "Wrapped Around Your Finger" on the radio


and these days

I wish I was six again

oh make me a red cape

I wanna be Superman

oh if only my life was more like 1983

all these things would be more like they were at the start of me

I had it made in 83


thinking about my brother Ben

I miss him everyday

he looks just like his brother John

but on an eighteen month delay


here I stand six feet small

and smiling cause I'm scared as hell

kinda like your life is like a sequel to a movie

where the actors' names have changed


well these days

I wish I was six again

oh make me a red cape

I wanna be Superman

oh if only my life was more like 1983

all these things would be more like they were at the start of me

if my life was more like 1983

plot a course to the source of the purest little part of me


and most my memories have escaped me

or confused themselves with dreams

if heaven's all they want it to be

send your prayers to me care of 1983


you can paint that house a rainbow of colors

rip out the floorboards

and replace the the shutters

but that's my plastic in the dirt


whatever happened to my

whatever happened to my

whatever happened to my

whatever happened to my lunchbox

when came the day when it got thrown away

don't you think I should have had some say in that decision


more like

more like

more like 1983


I absolutely love this song. Not only is John Mayer my favorite artist, but some of his songs really just make amazing sense. This one really makes me wish I was a kid again. Doesn't it seem like we all grew up all too quickly? I remember those days when my big decisions were 'Should I play Barbies first? or dress up?' And you could eat whatever you wanted. Doughnuts for breakfast, ice cream for lunch, and candy for dinner! It's okay... you'll work it all off at the park tomorrow! Sometimes I really miss those days, and this song is awesome to reminisce to. I hope you guys enjoy it too!

4 comments:

Beth said...

I agree...this song is amazing!

Studio 309 said...

continuum is a really good album. john is becoming a really good guitarist, not just you're typical pop star. and the name has the letter "u" twice, back to back. how cool is that! i bet the album would even be good in a vacuum.

Dan Sonderman said...

I like John Mayer, it's nice to get off work and listen to him, very relaxing.

Anonymous said...

Interesting to know.