where's that boy with the bugle
my little love was always my big romance
where's that boy with the bugle
and why did i ever buy him those damn long pants
did he need a stronger hand
did he need a lighter touch
was i soft or was i tough
did i give enough
did i give too much
at the moments when he needed me
did i ever turn away
would i be there when he called
if he walked into my life today
were his days a little dark
were his nights a little wild
did i overstate my plan
did i stress the man and forget the child
and there must have been a million things
that my heart forgot to say
would i think of one or two
if he walked into my life today
should i blame the times i pampered him
or blame the times i bossed him
what a shame i never really found
the boy before i lost him
were the years a little fast
was his world a little free
was there too much of a crowd
all too lush and loud and not enough of me
though i'll ask myself my whole life long
what went wrong along the way
would i make the same mistakes
if he walked into my life today
if the boy with the bugle
walked into my life today