McMurtry, James - Childish Things Lyrics






Aunt Clara kept her Bible
Right next to the phone in case she needed a quote
While she talked to someone
In my memory she smiles
While the blessing is said
And visions of freeze tag dance in my head
She says I’ll grow up big
If I eat all my roast
I’ll still believe in heaven
But I won’t believe in ghosts anymore

I’ll put away childish things

Every other weekend at the age of thirteen
With my fishing pole and my Field and Stream
Ridin’ back home on the Trailways bus
I looked out the window
‘Til I saw too much
And I called my parents by their own first names
I played in the alley
But I didn’t play the game anymore

I put away childish things

The wolves howl all night long
They won’t stop and they won’t go home
Beneath my window they run
Probably it’ll be alright
If I keep it all locked up tight
And wait ‘til daylight comes

Now my boy goes like a house on fire
He’ll never burn out and he’ll never retire
And I remember when I used to think like that
When I was young and the world was flat
But I’m forty some years old now and man I don’t care
All I want now is just a comfortable chair
And to sell all my stock
And live on the coast
I don’t believe in heaven
But I still believe in ghosts.





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    Aunt Clara kept her bible right next to the phone
    In case she needed a quote while she talked to someone
    In my memory she smiles while the blessings said
    And visions of freeze tag dance in my head
    She says I'll grow up big if I eat all my roast
    That I'll still believe in heaven but I won't believe in ghosts anymore
    I'll put away childish things, I'll put away childish things
    Every other weekend, age of thirteen
    With my fishing pole and my feelings string
    Riding back home on the Trailways bus
    I looked out the window till I saw too much
    And I called my parents by their own first names
    I played in the alley but I didn't play the game anymore
    I put away childish things, I put away childish things
    The wolves howl all night long
    They won't stop and they won't go home
    Beneath my window they run
    Probably it'll be alright
    If I keep it all locked up tight
    And wait till daylight comes
    Now my boy goes like a house on fire
    He'll never burn out and he'll never retire
    And I remember when I used to think like that
    When I was young and the world was flat
    But I'm forty some years old now and man I don't care
    All I won't now is just a comfortable chair
    And to sell all my stock and live on the coast
    I don't believe in heaven but I still believe in ghosts
    I've put away childish things, I've put away childish things
    I've put away childish things, I've put away childish things
    The wolves howl all night long
    They won't stop and they won't go home
    Beneath my window they run
    Probably it'll be alright
    If I keep it all locked up tight
    And wait till daylight comes
    If I wait till daylight comes
    Source: LyricFind
    Songwriters: James Mc Murtry
    Childish Things lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.

  2. D.... A....

    God-like genius.

  3. T.... S....

    A great & meaningful song that's full of truth. A teenager when it came out, but it makes more sense at 30 years old.

  4. C.... M....

    Great song!