Childhood

We sold lemonade from a self-made stand, there on Charleston Street

I think we only sold 2 cups, at 25 cents a piece

Mr. Ray across the street had the best climbing trees

The magnolia was my favorite, I'd sit on a branch dangling my feet

In my backyard, there was space to run and play

We'd be outside playing baseball, even on the hottest day

Then at night, our neighbors would come over and we'd play hide and seek

I remember feeling my heart pounding, waiting for Elizabeth to chase me

On Sundays, we walked to church; it was also on Charleston Street

In the second pew from the front was where my entire family would be

My whole world was right there, on old Charleston Street

That's my favorite place in all of Tennessee

My brother and I playing Lord of the Rings

In the tiny ditch down the road we called a "creek"

I was always Gandalf, with a long stick I called a staff

Ben pretended to shoot arrows; he was always Legolas