Once in a whileI act like a childTo feel like a kid againIt gets like a prison inThe body Im living inCause everyones watchingQuick to start talkingIm losing my innocenceWish I were a little girlWho felt the weight of the worldIt would be niceTo start over again,Before we were menId give, Id bendLets play pretendRemember the timeWe had soda for wineAnd got by on gratitudeThe worst they could do to youWas check your attitudeYeah, when fights were on funwith water in gunsAnd a place we could color onHow we lost hold of homeI guess Ill never knowIt would be niceTo start over again,Before we were menId give, Id bendLets play pretendLets play pretendAnd when its the endOur lives will make senseAnd love, well bendlets play.... pretend.Its not gonna be longbefore were all goneand nothing to show for themstop taking lives, come onlets all grow up again(It would be niceTo start over again,Before we were menId give, Id bendLets play pretend)