When I was little

The world was big and scary,

So I would hide in my parents’ arms.

 

When I was young

The world was big and scary

And I ran into it.

 

When I was a father

The world was big and scary

And I taught my children to go out and seek.

 

Now I am not old, but not young

Some people tell me the world is big and scary

I tell them life is to be lived.

They say I am, I just live it in this box I built, because its safe.

I say, You can live it in a box,

or you can live it in the world,

but that box is in the world.

Just like ice cream, birds, sunrises, waterfalls, and your first love.

I tell them the world is not really scary, nor actually that big.

It only seems so compared to that box they are sitting in.

They say, but there are mean and ugly things out there.

I say that’s true, but there’s also ice cream.

They say, but I could be killed or die out there.

I say, that’s true. But you will die anyway, that’s guaranteed.

So I say, when you die, you know they will put you in a box.

Of course your already in one, so whats the difference between being alive or dead,

So why not come see this big world.

If you do, we can feed some birds,

see a sunrise,

meet your first love,

climb a waterfall,

and have some ice cream.