i miss how my laughter
used to echo on alley ways
how you could hear
how happy i really was

i miss how i knew who i am
talking all about my dreams in life
having a plan i was determined to follow

i miss my friends
how i always seem to be able to relate to them
bring me back to the days
where we thought we could do anything
and everything under the sun

my friends
could be just another group of people
i would pass by and forget about
because that's how life is

take me back to where the only problem i had
was what flavor of ice cream  i should have
or where should i eat, what clothes i should wear

take me back when i was still innocent
knowing nothing about the world
how painful it is trying to live

because this wasn't how i imagined
growing up would be.