Ageing bodies, ageing minds Let us please go back in time Flying off swings and rollercoaster rides Take me back to that time Fall on the ground Wipe the tears from my face Put a band-aid on my scrape Make me laugh to forget the ache Take an adult fall Let’s walk it off Get back up Take care of yourself Fail as a child We’re told “it’s okay, you’ll do better next time” “No worries, we believe in you” Fail as an adult We’re told “do better” “We expect more from you” Ageing bodies, ageing minds No time for brain freeze from ice cream or slushies We’ ve got a calorie count to keep No more chasing pigeons through the streets of town “That’s embarrassing, you’re not a child!” We age in body We age in mind Oh please take me back To that joyful childhood time.

Ageing bodies, ageing minds Let us please go back in time Flying off swings and rollercoaster rides Take me back to that time

Fall on the ground Wipe the tears from my face Put a band-aid on my scrape Make me laugh to forget the ache

Take an adult fall Let’s walk it off Get back up Take care of yourself

Fail as a child We’re told “it’s okay, you’ll do better next time” “No worries, we believe in you”

Fail as an adult We’re told “do better” “We expect more from you”

Ageing bodies, ageing minds No time for brain freeze from ice cream or slushies We’ve got a calorie count to keep No more chasing pigeons through the streets of town “That’s embarrassing, you’re not a child!”

We age in body We age in mind Oh please take me back To that joyful childhood time.