Good Ole' Days

Do you remember the olden days 

Are you just imagining yesterday 

Dreaming of a yesteryear that never existed except in the mind of the dreamer 

Do you remember the good ole days 

Or was it just imagination 

A child's wonder that couldn't be shattered by a horrible reality 

When you could play outside on a lazy summer day 

Never worrying about life, just expecting it to last forever 

Or till the streetlights saved you from the whooping of a lifetime 

When the crickets and frogs sang songs in the middle of the night 

When life seemed to flow without interruption 

Yea, I remember the good ole days, or what we perceived as good 

Maybe we were naive, maybe lost in thoughts consumed with what we're doing for the summer 

Maybe today's child has an understanding they need not have 

Maybe they just need to be kids again 

Maybe just maybe 

They can enjoy the life of a child 

And not worry about the mess the adults have created 

Just maybe 

Tony L. Jefferson, Jr. 2013