I think this one is fairly simple. "Of the little girls and boys, they remind me of a child
That I knew" is the author remembering himself as a child. Recalling happier, simpler times with family...wishing we could go back and re-live our childhoods, especially in light of "When the world gets too heavy and the shadows cross my mind".
I think this one is fairly simple. "Of the little girls and boys, they remind me of a child That I knew" is the author remembering himself as a child. Recalling happier, simpler times with family...wishing we could go back and re-live our childhoods, especially in light of "When the world gets too heavy and the shadows cross my mind".
"And I need to be there". Yes, indeed.