Growing Up Too Fast

I remember the days the world was wide
When laughter was easy and time would slide
We'd run through the fields with no care at all
But the world moves so fast, and now we're standing tall

The clock keeps ticking but I wanna slow it down
I see you changing, but I can't figure out how
One minute you're laughing, the next you're away
I wish I could keep you from going that way

It feels like we're chasing a dream too fast
Trying to hold on to moments that never last
Where did the time go? I don't understand
When did you stop being just a child in my hand?

Growing up too fast like a blink of an eye
One day you're small, then you're reaching the sky
The innocence fades, but the love never ends
Growing up too fast, where do we begin?

Can we stay just a little while more
Before you walk through that open door?
Growing up too fast, I want to make it last
Before you leave behind the past

The toys are forgotten, the games we used to play
Now you're asking questions in a different way
I see the wisdom growing in your eyes
But I miss the wonder, the sweet surprise
You're stepping into a world I can't protect
Learning hard lessons, what you'd least expect
I wish I could pause it just one more day
Before the world pulls you away

It feels like we're chasing a dream too fast
Trying to hold on to moments that never last
Where did the time go? I don't understand
When did you stop being just a child in my hand?

Growing up too fast like a blink of an eye
One day you're small, then you're reaching the sky
The innocence fades, but the love never ends
Growing up too fast, where do we begin?

Can we stay just a little while more
Before you walk through that open door?
Growing up too fast, I wanna make it last
Before you leave behind the past

Hold on to the moments, don't let them slip away
The world will wait, let's make today stay
The future is calling but don't rush ahead
There's beauty in the present, in the life we've led
Let's take a breath, let's take our time
Before you leave behind your nursery rhyme
The world's in a hurry, but let's make it last
Before you grow up too fast

Growing up too fast like a blink of an eye
One day you're small, then you're reaching the sky
The innocence fades, but the love never ends
Growing up too fast, where do we begin?

Can we stay just a little while more
Before you walk through that open door?
Growing up too fast, I wanna make it last
Before you leave behind the past

Before you leave behind the past
Growing up too fast