| I suppose there’s a lot you’ve never heard of |
| In a way you’re a very lucky lad |
| In the books that you haven’t ever read a word of |
| There’s a great bunch of friends you’ve never had |
| I envy the fun you’ve got in store |
| Doing what you haven’t done before |
| Someday you’ll be looking through a magic window |
| And you’ll see yourself sail off with Captain Kidd |
| What adventures you’ll enjoy |
| And you’ll be the only boy |
| To discover where the treasure chest was hid |
| And if I remember, that’s what I once did |
| I remember looking through a magic window |
| And I saw myself teach Robin Hood to aim |
| Then what mischief I got in |
| Meeting Huckleberry Finn |
| And I sighed through that magic window frame |
| You can bet your bottom dream you’ll do the same |
| With your nose against the glass and your elbows on the sill |
| You’ll be a partner of Buffalo Bill |
| Or help solve a case with Sherlock Holmes |
| Or you’ll get to go with Gulliver each time he roams |
| Grownups don’t know where to find that magic window |
| But it’s any window little boys look through |
| There’s so much for you to see |
| So don’t ever say to me |
| That you’ve got a lot of growing up to do |
| 'Cause I wish that I were growing down to you |