They'd shout at me when I was chasing rainbows They'd shout at me for staring at the moon Nothing came soon enough to satisfy me The fun was always over all to soon The child in me didn't know where the end was The child in me didn't know things sometimes cost The child in me had faith that there was some way To find your way back home when you got lost Little by little, I'm disappearing Little by little, I'm learning fear I'm stuck on the endless freeway going nowhere Little by little, I disappear They'd shout at me when they caught me dreaming They'd shout at me when I climbed too high Little drops of water were amazing Just like the creatures in the clouds up in the sky The child in me ran breathless down the hillside The child in me always made up songs The child in me could see somebody naked And never think that anything was wrong Little by little, I'm disappearing Little by little, I'm learning fear I'm stuck on the endless freeway going nowhere Little by little, I disappear