I find myself, all of a sudden,
thrown head-first, without any warning,
into a place, strange yet familiar,
I thought I knew, that smell and color,
I've seen it so, in him and her,
in it and it, in this and that,
in thee and thou, in dogs and cats,
in me and mig, in du and they,
I thought I knew, and yet I say,
I dunno how, I dunno when
Why all of a sudden, I'm a grown man!
There was no crevice, no bridge to cross,
no exams to pass, no medal to toss,
and yet here I am, standing tall,
so high up, so much more to fall.
Just a moment ago, I was there,
down below, without a care,
I didn't have worries, I didn't have to,
I wasn't an adult, now I am too!
When did this happen?
Why wasn't I told?
Shouldn't I be notified, it's my life u know!
I dun wan the extras, you can take em back,
I like how things were, but the facade was cracked.
They're oozing out, the responsibilities and stress
of being an adult, you can hear that loud bass
of finance and health, of careers and friends
of relationships and families, our lives in a can
A very tiny can, one you can look into
not one feet away, measure it with a rule
Played out across, not a white wall
one stained with grey, and a whole lot more
An incandescence display, that's what we thought
Not quite one, but still a rowdy lot
There's an occasional nova, maybe one or two
but the rest are just monotonous, orbiting fro and to
And so I ask, just when did I grow up
when was I a kid, and then no longer a pup?
when did I cross that line, and enter this covenant
I whispered no secret code, nor gained extra wisdom
but then here I am, bright as day,
like a fool, in my place,
brighteyed doe, sun shines so,
bless my lord! Show some grace!
Never mind, I seldom pray
If I do, and you do too,
then we must be, quite certainly
in some shit, pretty deep
probably knee high, tear and weep.
So once again, here I am
at the brink, I'm so ashamed
I didn't know, when I'd arrived
But arrived I have, and not in bad shape.
We'll have to make do, do-dee-duh-do,
and then just maybe, we'll grow small too
Our bodies may grow, and old we go,
but our hearts are different, that much I know.
I'll keep them young, I'll keep em safe,
I'll keep them in, a very special place.
I'll keep em in, some good company,
ones I know, I trust completely.
And so we grow old, and enter the forbidden
I'll remain a kid, you can follow if you want
Dun mind the detractors, they like to laugh and tease
saying I'm childish, what do they know, geez!
You can be, all the adult you wan,
I've seen enough, to last me a lifetime,
so why bother, being one isn't fun,
I'll just make up, songs and rhymes
and a little of this, a little of that,
I'll be happy, and you can suck that.