TAKE THE SCARS OF MY FLAWS FROM ME

I was the gay little kid
Dancing in the rain
The happy frail thing
Basking in yellow sunshine

But on this hill of years
I shed the shells of innocence
In this market place of youthful adventures
I trade the treasures of infancy

Sinking unhindered
My torch is burning out
Drowning in this flooding darkness
Lead me back to the cradle light
Where life is simply beautiful