When I was a child
I had so many dreams
But as I've gotten older
They've all died, it seems
I wanted to be an actress
But I was too shy for the stage
I wanted to be a mother
But I wasn't the right age
I wanted to fight fires
But they were more fun to light
I wanted to be a bride
In a beautiful dress of white
I wanted to be a doctor
But that took too much school
I wanted to be a police woman
Enforcing every rule
I wanted to be a teacher
Helping children read & write
I wanted to be an artist
But all I knew were black & white
I wanted to be a paramedic
So I could help others in need
I wanted to be an author
Writing stories for people to read
I wanted to be a bad girl
But I wasn't very tough
I wanted to be a princess
But I wasn't pretty enough
I wanted to be a therapist
But I couldn't even fix me
I wanted to be an athlete
But then I had brain surgery
I wanted to be a singer
But I couldn't make the sound
I wanted to be an astronaut
But I never left the ground
"I wanted to be an astronaut. To fly so high, beyond this whole, wide world.... But I didn't have to worry about a crash landing, because I never even took off."
