I don't wanna die young

Don't wanna get old

And stay so warm

That my heart gets cold

So tell me there's a reason

Or something upstairs

And tell me they've been seeing

What's going on down here

'Cause I get to feeling sad

And I miss my mom and dad

Why's it so hard to tell 'em that?

When you get to a certain age

You miss what you could've had

But don't really want it back

And hope that you're on track

For twenty-two and some change

I just wanna have fun

And have a good laugh (Ha, ha, ha)

Make a few friends

The kind that last

So tell me there's a reason

There's something upstairs

And tell me they've been seeing

What's going on down here

'Cause I get to feeling sad

And I miss my mom and dad

Why's it so hard to tell 'em that?

When you get to a certain age

You miss what you could've had

But don't really want it back

And hope that you're on track

For twenty-two and some change

My mind gets caught under the weight

A tidal wave, inside a maze

Without a way

I ought to give myself some grace

Either way

I'm wide awake in the bed I've made

And I get to feeling sad

And I miss my mom and dad

Why's it so hard to tell 'em that?

When you get to a certain age

You miss what you could've had

But don't really want it back

And hope that you're right on track

For twenty-two and some change