When I Was A Child

Janis Ian

[Verse]
When I was a child
The days whispered by
In a half-seen memory of an angel's flight
People used to say
"You'll be old before your age"
My bitter laughter would ring out at them

[Chorus 1]
Once I was a child on the outside
Now I am a child on the inside
Sometimes I cry
I used to be a child

[Bridge 1]
Sitting by a stream
The night breeze shone on me
I swore to never leave
Once there was a boy
A breeze flew past
Through our laughter

[Instrumental]

[Bridge 2]
Now therе's no time
For sitting by a stream
I've got othеr things on my mind
Now there is no boy
I've left him in the past
Along with my love

[Verse]
When I was a child
The days whispered by
In a half-seen memory of an angel's flight
People used to say
"You'll be old before your age"
My bitter laughter would ring out at them

[Chorus 2]
Once I was a child in the daytime
Now I am a child of the nighttime
Sometimes I cry
Remembering a child

Trivia about the song When I Was A Child by Janis Ian

On which albums was the song “When I Was A Child” released by Janis Ian?
Janis Ian released the song on the albums “The Secret Life of J. Eddy Fink” in 1968 and “Society’s Child: The Verve Recordings” in 1995.

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