Babbling brooks Babbling babes We fumbled where the fishes played From dawn until the end of day Back when life was just a game Boggy creeks Bogging babes We rolled in mud Down hills In hay We messed our hair up Then we laid To dry in the sun Then hide in the shade Back when mammy would shout and say Your dinners ready Come in from play Back when life was just a game Restless rivers Reckless caves Cloaked in darkness We made our way To whisper secrets Or sneak a pint Down by the water In the cold still night Before we knew What was wrong or right When life was just a game Numbing rain Scorching heat When I needed you And you needed me We knew just where we had to meet Where life was just a game As time went on As times did change As you had babies And I moved away I wonder if it had stayed the same Where life was just a game One faithful day In summer passed Home for autumn I walked that same path Where you and I Grew old and vain Where life was just a game I happened upon a beautiful scene A group of babies by the beach Laughing and playing The same way as we Where life was just a game I looked up from this picture Sweet My eyes met yours Yours filled with glee Flooded with the memories Of when life was still a game And in that moment We both knew How much you missed me How much I missed you As we clung on tight We began anew Where life was still a game Seasons changed Tides did rise We faced the challenges Side by side Our hearts still young Our hair turned grey Watching the waves roll in each day Making so many new memories Making life a game