Eleventy-Ten

Children see things in a simple way

They could teach us a lot, my friends

Makes sense and it's perfectly logical

That eleventy-ten follows ten

Sadly they have to eventually grow up

And lose their childhood innocence

To see the world through children's eyes

Before life's problems commence

Life's not complicated as in later years

Just black and white, no greys

No traumas, no hang-ups, no challenges

To trouble their brain every day

They say it and play it just like it is

No delusions of fame or riches

They simply live and enjoy the moment

And scratch where the itchy spot itches

Those days are distant and gone forever

But I still remember them well

When I see some tots on a teeter totter

I just sit and watch for a spell

Children see things in a simple way

They could teach us a lot, my friend

Makes sense and it's perfectly logical

That eleventy-ten follows ten