I miss the little boy I was With shiny hair and starry eyes And an oh so much stronger heart And my mother's love The backyard wasn't big enough The world all full of surprises That I wanted to be part of So I put on his smile Just once again Dress up to the nines Without a chance I close my eyes and count to ten And eleven Candle wishes don't come true The fallen stars I called upon Might have been somebody else's But now what's the harm in me still trying Oh, it takes a fool to fill my shoes I'm number one in cut and run The milk is spilled It's no use crying So I put on his smile Just once again Dressed up to the nines Without a chance I close my eyes and count to ten Then eleven So I put on his smile Just once again Dressed up to the nines Without a chance I close my eyes and count to ten Then eleven