Oh, darn. My memory played tricks on me. I thought it was the couplet at the end of "Wild World," by Cat Stevens:

Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild wood,
and I'll always remember you like a child would.

Or at least that's how the lyrics go when I sing the song in my head.
But my memory was wrong. The lyrics are:

Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world,
and I'll always remember you like a child, girl.

But hey, it's a good excuse to post a good song:


WILD WORLD
(Cat Stevens)

Now that I've lost everything to you,
You say you want to start something new,
And it's breaking my heart you're leaving.
Baby, I'm grieving.

But if you wanna leave, take good care.
Hope you have a lot of nice things to wear,
But then a lot of nice things turn bad out there.

Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world.
It's hard to get by just upon a smile.
Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world.
I'll always remember you like a child, girl.

You know I've seen a lot of what the world can do,
And it's breaking my heart in two,
'Cause I never want to see you sad, girl.
Don't be a bad girl.
But if you want to leave, take good care,
Hope you make a lot of nice friends out there,
But just remember there's a lot of bad and beware,
Beware.

Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world.
It's hard to get by just upon a smile.
Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world,
And I'll always remember you like a child, girl.

Baby, I love you, but if you wanna leave, take good care.
Hope you make a lot of nice friends out there,
But just remember there's a lot of bad and beware,
Beware.

Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world.
It's hard to get by just upon a smile.
Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world,
And I'll always remember you like a child, girl.


And here's a Website with some insights into the meaning of the song: http://www.literaryramblings.com/the-deconstruction-of-popular-music-wild-world-by-cat-stevens