Motions

theres this great song by a guy named Matthew West, called "The Motions." The line that gets me is this:

I don't wanna spend my whole askin, what if I had given everything? Instead of going through the motions...

I don't know... it makes perfect sense. Because isn't that what we kind of do? When we were young, we had adventures and innocence every day. But gradually it slips away. And I don't know if I'm quite ready to let it all go yet.

when we were young
and innocent
and every day
was a day well spent,
when we could laugh
at everything
and never wish for
anything,
when love meant loving
everyone
and coldest hate
was a five-minute shun,
when we still dreamt
and dared to wish,
when we still cared
and dared to miss,
when we still cried
and dared to hurt,
when everything was said with words,
when we were not afraid to learn,
and the easiest thing was to forgive,
that was when we really lived.