Candy Store

[VERSE] When I was a boy I would gaze in awe in the candy store Ooh -- the scent of rainbows The taste of mother hugging me in every carefree calorie I would take the change I earned that week and spread it on the glass Sayin’ hey--- Mister, what can I buy with this? And the man would point things out to me Every piece was wrapped in harmony That small brown bag held symphonies and promises When I left the store with the whole world to explore [CHORUS] There was a different time in another life far away from here Far away from here [VERSE 2] Now I’m grown, they say, and I have to play in a certain way But ooh ---- I don’t like their rules And the candy store seems bitter now, but the children go there anyhow I need more than just sweet packages to bring me happiness Oh I -- I need to find The sweetness deep inside of me to complete my candy recipe ‘Cause that small brown bag had nothing left inside of it Except for a note of joy when I handed it to MY boy [CHORUS] There was a different time in another life far away from here When all the nights were bright and my tears would dry, oh they’d disappear When the monster in the closet was just a broom handle with some hockey gear And there were no candidates for heartbreak Or solemn looks for being late Or landfills full of pedestals from the candy store [END]