End of innocence

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The other day, on the radio it was playing Don Henley's "The Boys of Summer". Always did liked the song. Aside from the fact that it was a good song, it makes me think back to my younger days and childhood. My interpretation of the song was about losing the sense of innocence we had when we moved into adulthood. The lyrics uses a lot of metaphors and taken literally, it seem like it's about lost love: "Nobody on the road nobody on the beach I feel it in the air the summers out of reach Empty lake, empty streets the sun goes down alone I'm driving by your house though i know that you're not home... ...i thought i knew what love was but did i know those days are gone for ever i should just let them go but..." I still recall the visits to my grandmother's house which was very far away. She would asked for my mother whenever she was feeling ill. Then my mother would bring me and my little brother to visit her. They lived in a rubber estate and most of my cousins are rubber tappers. In the evening after dinner, my uncle and his many children would often sat around the only tv set in the house and watched what's showing then. They would talked and sometimes comment on the show. Laughter could be heard all around. They would talk about their everyday problems freely. Even though i rarely join in the conversation, i could felt the closeness of a family then. Ths kind of closeness was never felt again after everyone grows up. They all have their own families to look after. Realities of life do sets in after that. Well, just a little rambling there. The way we see the world changed completely when we become adults. People don't have time for others anymore. Even i'm guilty of that myself.