I was the one who would always jump in first I didn't think twice to look behind Got such a good feeling, just from playing in the dirt Once when I was little (verso 2) We could build a rocket, fly to the moon Leave Tuesday morning, and be back for noon There wasn't nothing, nothing that we couldn't do Oh, once when I was little, mmm, once when I was little (refrão) And yeah I could dream more then, I could believe more then That the world could only get better I could be free more then, I could pretend more then That this life could only show me good times Once when I was little (verso 3) There was a time when I trusted everyone There was no place that I wouldn't go Spend all day on the hillside next to the barley mow Oh, once when I was little, yeah once when I was little (refrão) Yeah I could dream more then, and I believed more then That the world would only get better I could be free more then, and I could pretend more then That this life could only show me good times Once when I was little I used to feel so strong Even when they tell me, tell me I was wrong That I can't live in a magic world Cause it's time for me to grow up And I got to be like the rest of them When I know things have been lost, oh (refrão) I could pretend more then, and I could believe more then That the world, it would only get better Whoa, I could believe more then, yes I could And I could pretend more then That this life, it could only show me good times Once when I was little So here comes the next one, the next in line Stay as young as you can, for the longest time Cause those days flew by like a breeze just passing through Once when I was little.