When I was young I mean younger than now

and the world was small

it was smaller somehow

I got the speed and I got the pride

But I sometimes missed

what was happening outside

And I could tell a story to you

You would never care

if it was really true

We had what we called the real fantasy

and we would always be

where we wanted to ...

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And when the rain came suddenly

We wished for warm july

And when the storm broke

we would scream july

Words as deep as the river

would stick to my mind

like a dead swan

steam train in the rain never

slow down again

we go right back to the start

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