I never had my tonsils removed It was the nasal polyps at the age of six, six, six And it was quite an exercise in terror I'll tell you something far more interesting Childhood is a fleeting thing, but trauma stays See, a little while ago Where the sick and crippled go I collapsed to, to the floor When from the faint I came around I was still lying on the ground My head held in a fish's lap And mutant faces gawked and yapped Now, here's the twist, to my surprise When I slowly opened my eyes In panic I wanted to kick and scream I was convinced that I relived That nightmare from when I was six 'Cause childhood is a fleeting thing but trauma stays