Loggins And Messina - When I Was A Child When I was a child So wild and free Sometimes I’d stumble Or fall from a tree But I didn’t worry And I didn’t care I knew that my daddy Would always be there Oh he was my friend When no one could play Never too busy Oh he’d find a way   Then off we would ramble   With the wind in our hair I knew that my daddy Would always be there But time has no mercy   For the growing young soul It leaves us with memories   While it makes us grow old               I left my home   When school days were through With visions of freedom Oh and dreams to come true   I’ve never worried   And I’ve never cared I knew that my daddy Would always be there INSTRUMENTAL:            One night while travelling Word came by phone The message was simple You’re needed at home   For once I did worry For once I did care I prayed that my daddy Would wait for me there Time has no mercy__ For the growing young soul It leaves us with memories While it makes us grow old But time has no mercy__ For the growing young soul It leaves us with memories   While it makes us grow old It makes us grow old