A Sad Thing

Today I won’t wear ice skates

no baseball shall I play

For my little pals are business men

grown-up and moved away

and no one here comes round to see

If I’ll come out and play.

Today instead, I’ll go to work

as grown-up as I can

For a sad thing happened to me

when I turned into a man.

My shoes have gotten bigger

I wear Sunday clothes each day

and no one here comes round to see

If I’ll come out and play.