Swings creak in the empty air
Ghosts of laughter lingering there
Slides now dusted with time's embrace
A playground frozen in a hollowed space
I can't go back
The gates have closed
The world I knew
Decomposed
Echoes of joy are all I track
A childhood now I can't get back
Hopscotch faded
Lines erased
Memories scattered but never replaced
Broken merry-go-round spins no more
While shadows dance on the tetherball court
I can't go back
The gates have closed
The world I knew
Decomposed
Echoes of joy are all I track
A childhood now I can't get back
The rusted chains still hum the tune
Of summer's laughter under the full moon
But as I reach to grab the sound
It slips like sand right through the ground
I can't go back
The gates have closed
The world I knew
Decomposed
Echoes of joy are all I track
A childhood now I can't get back