Storybook Children
The Pozo Seco Singers Lyrics

The Pozo Seco Singers' "Storybook Children" describes the hopeless longing for a fantasy land where adults can act like children without the burdens of responsibility of their grown-up lives. The song is a plea for a simpler life where two people who have grown apart can find their way back to each other. The first verse sets the premise that the two people in the relationship have different worlds that cannot be reconciled, which is a pity since they both long for the same thing. The second verse highlights the differences between the two people, with one already having committed to a life with another person, their family and obligations. The songwriters believe that none of these things are insurmountable if only they could go back to a time where they could easily connect with each other, like they did when they were children.

The choruses make the recurring argument that the two people need to be like storybook children. They should abandon their present lives and responsibilities altogether and run through the meadow and play together in the rain. In the world of the song, this is the only possibility for happiness. The idea of a wonderland where nothing is planned for tomorrow is something everyone might long for at some point in their lives. The songwriters emphasize the word "why" in the refrain, almost as if they are asking themselves and the listener how it is possible to go back to a time where everything was easy.