Maturity

I don't play with toys anymore
I don't fight to settle a score
I don't run down the street in joy
I'm not a little boy
Am I jaded?
Have I grown or have I faded?

I've often walked in the light of another's footsteps. I've gone through the perils that love has in store. I know what life has to offer me, and I don't care.

I got a job with a big company
Cubicle walls are all that I see
I wear a suit or a vest
I sit behind a desk
Have I made it?
Have I grown or have I faded?

My mind cries out, "Be careful of the light in someone's footsteps." My mind shouts, "You know the perils of love!" My mind raves, "Look at what life offers you!" My mind screams, and I shut it out.

I don't know what's happened to me
I remember when I used to be free
I'd walk in the rain and grin
I would dance on a whim
Now I hate it
Have I grown or have I faded?

I wind up and throw the first deal that comes to me. I reach out and grasp a falling limb. A puddle lies at my feet, cold, mocking. I escape, silent, into the night.

I don't play with toys anymore
I don't fight to settle a score
I don't run down the street in joy
I'm not a little boy
Am I jaded?
Have I grown or have I faded?