We used to sneak out at 2am 

rolling downhill in freshly dewed grass

 

We used to catch fireflies that would eventually die

convinced that leaves would sustain their lives

 

We used to scale brick walls

climb the highest trees and JUMP!

 

We used to spend whole days in the woods

foraging for "food" just to skip lunch

 

We used to trespass in junk yards

tiptoe in graveyards

 

We used to roll grass cigarettes 

and go hard with Pokemon cards

 

We were Rugrats

We were Jesse Aaron and Leslie Burks

We were the Goonies

Our theme song was Stand by Me

 

We were free

there was no dare that we dared back down from

no risk not worth the risk

but we bring ourselves down

we hold ourselves back

 

We need to open our eyes

so that we may once again see

this big bad world that we live in -

can be awesome, wild, and free

no reason for it not to be