A young boy's eyes grow old in a flash,
He becomes an adult in just one instant,
Too young a leader, too old a boy.
His dreams and hopes have all been shattered,
His family, not knowing, what he's become,
Too young a leader, too old a boy.
Decions made between life and death,
And yet he deals with so much more,
Too young a leader, too old a boy.
His eyes no longer glitter like a child's should,
His eyes show the scars from battles fought,
Too young a leader, too old a boy.
His life was changed with just one night,
And now his life is faced with death,
Too young a leader, too old a boy.
And he wonders if he can ever go back,
Can his life ever be that of a child's? No.
Because he's too young a leader, too old a boy.