Playful days you know I got a lot of memories Of growin' up deep in the South At a time when people cared, I didn't know I had it good I was to busy playin' games Livin' childhood dreams and fantasies Slip-n-slide play hide and go seek 'Round the swing set climbin' trees Me and my partner play the man with the golden bar Mama callin' out to me tellin me "don't wander off to far" "Dinners almost ready and ya got to come in soon" Show me the way back to those days Show me the way back to those days Truth or dare kissin' icky girls at the playground Sno-cones for foul balls throwin' pennies On the tracks and playin' in the rain Oblivious of the world around us that was goin' insane Lord, feel that vibe, Lord, feel that vibe Show me the way back to those days Show me the way back to those days I was born in the South A long long way from anywhere Comin' up through troubled times But I did not know to even give a care Life was good simple to the point of makin' do Path ahead of me mysterious indeed all brand new And now they fade memories hold my place in time While I'm waitin' for the changin' of the tide The thrill is gone and with it went my wings to fly Guess we'll have to climb one step at time Yeah we climb one step at a time, yeah we climb Do you want to climb the higher mountain with me now? Do you want to climb the higher road to where we go?