I was the one, who would always jump in first  Didn't think twice to look behind  Got such a good feeling, just from playing in the dirt  Once, when I was little    We could build a rocket, fly to the moon  Leave Tuesday morning, and be back for noon  There wasn't nothing, nothing that we couldn't do  Once, when I was little umm  Once, when I was little    Yeah I could dream more then  Yeah I believed more then  That the world could only get better  Yeah I was free more then  I could pretend more then  That this life could only show me good times  Once, when I was little umm ohh lalala    There was a time when I trusted everyone  Yes I did  There was no place that I would not go oh no  Spend a day on the hillside next to the holly mo  Oh once, when I was little  Yea once, when I, I was little    Yeah I could dream more then  Yeah I believe more then  That this world could only get better  Yeah I was free more then  I could pretend more then  That this life could only show me good times  Once, when I was little    Used to feel so strong  Even when they tell me, tell me I was wrong  That I can't live in a magic world  Cause it's time for me to grow up  That I got to be like the rest of them  When I know there acting up ohh    I could believe more then yes I could  I could pretend more then  That this life could only get better  I could believe more then yes I could  I could pretend more then    That this world could only show me good times  Once, when I was little  When I was little    So here comes the next one, the next in line  Stay as young you can, for the longest time  Cause those days flew by  Like a breeze just passing through  Once, when I was little