He was running like a native across the creek Singing in the field in the wind in the sun There he goes racing down the street Just like a boy on the run He takes a stone and throws it in the water He watces the circles as they slowly fade He fills the air with sudden laughter As he thinks of all the plans that he made And he's scared of the future in need of the past Just sitting here watching his hourglass Down the street the accordions are calling Go away boy there's nothing for you here And he can hear the buildings falling As he's stripping away all of his years He was running like a native across the creek Singing in the field in the wind in the sun There he goes racing down the street Just like a boy on the run