Teenaged

I’ve known the same people my whole life

I’ve seen them change as we get bigger

Like I saw the girl who had the best cursive

Walking upstairs with an alcoholic incentive

I saw the boy who once ate a spider

Offer that same girl his green lighter

The other light that he used to need nightly

Has been unplugged and donated to the salvation army

Or stuffed in a box in his basement

With the other things that no longer have placement

I’ve known the same people my whole life

I’ve seen them change as we get older

Why am I acting so old?

I hate this state of mind

Why do I feel so incomplete?

Why can’t I find my baby teeth?

It feels like our names have different meanings

And for years to come they’ll keep changing

I wish I could just hum for the rest of this song

‘Cause talking about getting older just feels wrong

But these words have got to come out of my mouth

I can’t be a kid when my parents go south

I can’t be a kid if I get a career

I can’t be a kid if I ever grow a beard

I can’t be a kid if I have thoughts like these

And I can’t be a kid if I’m taller than my dad