Time Slipped Away by Mackinley Clevinger, May 28, 2016
I said I was going to grow up one day
Get big and tall, save the world
Be a firefighter, a policeman, a doctor
I’d be all grown-up; I could do anything.
I said I’d make you proud
I’d go out into that big wide world
And I wouldn’t forget what you told me
I’d be smart, kind, and… and…
Good times and bad, my dear
The rock for you to lean on
I’d never leave you hanging
I said a lot of things
Made a lot of promises
Had a lifetime of plans
But time slipped away
I said a lot of things
And tried to do my best
But I’m still at the bottom
And time’s slipped away