INNOCENT EYES

 I remember back when I was a child 
 My day started when the sun would rise
 I'd awake, stretch and crawl out of bed
 And look at life through innocent eyes

I'd laugh and play and skin my knees
And thought that's the worst that could happen to me
My family and friends were my whole world
I was young and that was all I could see

As time went by and I got older
My world grew larger than the street I lived on
I learned that all life wasn't peaches and cream
And equal treatment for all was just a con

So as life went on it was easy to see
Just how different we all treated one another
Although most believe we're all children of God
We're unable to act like we're sister and brother

I felt if we worked hard we could affect a change
For the way we treated each other was insane
But I soon learned true change only comes from within
So all our effort and hard work fell in vain

It may seem naïve but I still believe we all can change
Or rather it's time I come to realize
Even though I know I'm no longer a child
I still look at life through innocent eyes