this is growing up

They don't tell you how to become a man
With stars in your eyes, nothing in your hands
Hearts been broken 240 times
A couple from their lovers, the rest of the thoughts were mine

So don't turn your back, careful what you say, tried to take it back
Remember what you learned when you were three feet high
Mother told you why and now it makes you cry

This is growing up
And I find myself again
Coming back to play pretend
It's so easy to be young
But I'm changing
This is growing up
This is growing up
I'm changing
This is growing up

Back to the dream we once had
Back to the childhood romance
When you danced all night and my feet didn't move
But the walls they knew, you'd be mine

Yeah, I know it's sad, time is moving on and you can't take it back
Remember what you learned when you were three hours late
And your dad had to wait 'cause you slept through half of the day

This is growing up
And I find myself again
Coming back to play pretend
It's so easy to be young
But I'm changing
This is growing up
This is growing up
This is growing up

And I find myself again
Coming back to play pretend
It's so easy to be young
But I'm changing
This is growing up
This is growing up
This is growing up