Ken Hebert - Childhood Lyrics

There's a song from long ago that I sing when I'm alone
And I long to be so far away from the things that keep me struggling
About a man who always knew just where his life would take him
On a whim I would be there, unafraid and never shaken
To ride along and share adventure
In this land of ours
Far away home, the news would never reach you
But I could not just leave you when the child in me died
And, so I've spent my life trying desperately to find you
And I've searched the eyes of strangers for a sign of life inside
Do you know where childhood is?
Memories and innocence
I have to know just where it went
My home, my home, my happiness
There was a man who once knew all the answers
He taught them to me slowly so that I'd not forget
But when I got to this place, I could not seem to remember
And I've been so lost here and lonely ever since
Do you know where childhood is?
Memories and innocence
I have to know just where it went
My home, my home, my happiness
And when I open my eyes and I see a child smiling
And as I see that life inside, you know, it has to make me smile
And as he turns away, I feel a door swing open
And I know that what I've searched for is not so very far away
Do you know where childhood is
Memories and innocence
I have to know just where it went
My home, my home, my happiness
My happiness, my happiness