Bare Feet and Band Aids

How summer always begins
Young with their innocence wasted on the old
Get in while the waters warm before it turns cold
Always stands to reason the heat brings out the free
Opens the soul to what it's supposed to see
Children running half naked in the streets
Mothers ringing the bell saying kids its time to eat
Keep them on track
Keep them in line
Never let them forget the concept of time
Mud on their cheeks, grass on their knees
The old forget their prayers to gods like these
Of sun and grass and stars and mud
The dirt on their clothes, rain in their hoods
They'd stay out forever if they knew they could
One more sprint one more toss of the ball
One more skip, hop, jump, one more fall
But they always go in when mother calls
They always go in when mother calls
And before they know it the leaves begin to fall.