What I Know Now

[Verse 1]

Long days followed by longer nights

You can't do nothin' right when you're thirteen

And it feels like you know best

But your mama says girl not yet

She don't understand you feel more ready then you've ever been

[Pre-Chorus]

And the girls in school try to knock you down

You don't see 'em smile unless you're wearing a frown

And you wish that you were on the other side where grass looks green

So let me tell you now

[Chorus]

Don't you worry time will go by fast

The girls that call you names have their own scars

Don't tell your mother that you hate her when she's just tryin' to make you laugh

Don't be scared of standing out in the crowd

Cos' one day you're gonna do yourself proud

If only I could tell my younger self

What I know now

[Verse 2]

You're older now but still you're feeling insecure

Your emotions leave you on the floor

Now you're fifteen

And now you've reached that middle age

Where all you want is just to get away

But you still can't drive

And wouldn't know where to go anyway

Yeah

[Pre-Chorus]

And all those doubts inside your head are gonna stop you from trying

But every time you fail you're gonna come back fighting

[Chorus]

So, don't you worry time will go by fast

The girls that call you names have their own scars

Don't tell your mother that you hate her when she's just tryin' to make you laugh

Don't be scared of standing out in the crowd

Cos' one day you're gonna do yourself proud

If only I could tell my younger self

What I know now

[Bridge]

Wish I could tell my younger self

Wish I could tell my younger self

Wish I could tell my younger self

What I could tell my younger self

Wish I could tell my younger self

Wish I could tell my younger self

Wish I could tell my younger self

What I could tell my younger self

[Chorus]

Don't you worry time will go by fast

The girls that call you names have their own scars

Don't tell your mother that you hate her when she's just tryin' to make you laugh

Don't be scared of standing out in the crowd

Cos' one day you're gonna do yourself proud

If only I could tell my younger self

What I know now

[Outro]

Wish I could tell my younger self

Wish I could

Wish I could tell my younger self (What I know now)

What I know now

What I know now

Wish I could tell my younger self

What I know now