The New Boy

She was only twenty-one But so much older than she's now Now she passed the twenty-four I guess it's time to say goodbye Here's the new, here's the real Here's the life you like to live Now here's the new boy Taking on the world tonight When we met, she smelled like honey When we kissed she tasted tears Then for fourteen thousand seconds We made love behind old fears Here's the new, here's the real Here's the life you wished you lived Now here's the new boy Taking on the world tonight Take the words on your way I don't waste the things I say When in doubt, fuck the world Forget all the things you've heard Now here's the new boy Taking on the world tonight, no Why so sad? Don't you like my way of life? I don't last forever, neither do the things we love You are wise, this is now this is all the things I want Everything around us is moving except time She was only twenty-four But so much younger than the past We've laid all our troubles down And now it's us against the rest Here's the new, here's the real Here's the life you like to live Now here's the new boy Taking on the world tonight Take the words on your way I don't waste the things I say When in doubt, fuck the world Forget all the things you've heard Now here's the new boy Taking on the world tonight, no