• Do you remember when…
    Your close friends became strangers?
    Lollipops turned into cigarettes?
    The innocent ones turned into sluts?

    Homework goes into the trash
    Soda becomes vodka
    Kisses turned into sex

    Remember when…
    Getting high meant swinging on the playground?
    When protection meant wearing a helmet?
    The worst thing you could get from boys were cooties?
    Dad’s shoulders were the best on earth
    And mom was your hero?

    Your worst enemies were your siblings
    Race issues were about who ran the fastest
    The only drug you knew was cough medicine
    Wearing a skirt didn’t make you a slut
    The only thing that hurt you was skinned knees
    Goodbyes only meant until tomorrow.

    We just couldn’t wait to grow up…