I am talking of an age perhaps not so long ago
A mere million years I guess after the dinosaur
When we were in school and school was fun
We were given homework and it was not a burden
We went on the playgrounds and ran for real
Water was for free and we would freely share a meal
I am talking of an era some decades before today
Man had stepped on the moon where he did not weigh
When we used to read books and books were fun
We visited libraries for more when we were done
Imagination soared past the pages without boundaries
I could own my dreams and reveries without any worries
I am talking of a time when time was not as expensive
Some of it was actually free the cost was relative
When we went for movies and movies were fun
Tickets were affordable popcorn did not have us undone
Technicolor cinema with black and white documentaries
Three hours in a theatre where time would often freeze
I am talking of some years ago yet it feels like thousands more
It seems like only yesterday it sounds like folklore
When we were kids and we could remain kids without guilt
I don’t know why and when we gave our kids this world we built
Racing against time contesting with friends procuring futures
Where have we left behind those simple routines we nurtured
I am talking of yesterday as if it was too good to be true
It might sound as one-sided without giving today its due
When we got away with being naïve and minimal was fun
Food competition and air was healthy we were not always on the run
Today inventions and innovations have accomplished abundance
Intelligence has become artificial but emotions are still dense
I am talking less and less nowadays I am getting out of touch
Google and Wikipedia know it all nothing left to know as such
When we were in school playground movies and our homes
We were a lot dafter believing in Santa Claus and gnomes
Today we have superior cutting-edge lifestyles no doubt
We can now store our own memories up in a cloud