When We Were Kids.

When we were kids and all those years have passed
So stunning it was I'd love to give it another go
My memories bring me back the moments
Of leaving headmasters bloody school at last

Kicking ass and kicking glass windows
Hotel flower parades became a world war
Where motor cars took a ride and crashed
Leaving deadly moments in our shadows

Growing up amongst the creepy nights out
Parents sleeping quietly when a door opens
With stars glistening down upon our freedom
This life which is supreme no doubt

In bed at night with a kiss from my mother's heart,
Her shadow in the darkness remembers me
And so when the crisp packets crackle
Getting the broom handle was just another part

Running wild with everyone I thought I knew
Disco dancing, hugging and kissing dearly
All the girls were so stunning and beautiful
That first kiss I had, I knew it was you

Brothers and my sisters all screamed and cried
Scrapping for the toilet at a quarter past nine
Hair mirrored gel with Elvis in the bathroom
I remember well 16th August 1977, he died

Squirrels up the cobnut tree hiding quietly away 
My youngest brother Michael on 2 wheels
Magic moments family affairs are created
That's why we get through to another day

Fairfield's filled fun with exciting times
£5 jackpots on the money machines
And with a sledgehammer top score
Made me spend my winnings on bottles of wine

Slippery winter frosts call in the freezing cold
Snowball fights with a snowman at your door
Rays of sunshine down on December days
Reminders arrive with Santa Clause I'm told

With those festive 25ths are golden happy tears
Presents wrapped in happiness and blesses
Christmas dinner there is no mother like it
I wrote it all down in my diary with no fears

Alvin Stardust sang my sweet coo ca choo
Leather black in skin-tight rock n roll 
With a quiff of him just like his suits
Another number one beat by The Who

Sweethearting is passion in a child lovingly
Friends come true when things turn out blue
With the help of kindness always given
Brings about the sense of somewhat summery

Those nights out on the town with a roaming 12yr old
Knocking on a stranger's door then ran like hell
Milk bottles looming in view of early morn thirst
Jumping slipping off garden walls on horrid mould

Dazzling days sparkle life into delusions
Have faith, my dears, all-inclusive
When conker trees fell on the floor
And the bumblebee stung my illusions

Mother father brothers sisters troubled
Where I learned to creep underneath it all
For issues sat all alone at night
When the arguments had doubled

Fear for fighting off the Rubix Cube
With Monopoly breaking news
And Meccano sets broke up badly
By testing snakes and ladders on the move

Lovers kiss on the road to school
Holding hands in a classroom new
Headmaster cane felt the pain
Whenever I broke a rule

Football pitch cross-country ditch
English taught me well
Neanderthal history marvel
Serving up a cricket pitch

It's over now, a taste of growing up
Appearing as if it never happened
What've you done, wheres it gone
Did we do enough?