[Verse]

I used to play in the muddy river, didn't care about the dirt,

Now I barely remember to water the plant on my porch.

It's probably dried up by now.

[Verse 2]

Don't even get me started. (Sigh)

Something's different, a change I can't quite explain,

Every new place I see just feels boring compared to back then.

I just feel so empty inside.

[Chorus]

One thing I know for sure:

I wish things could go back to how they were.

Just don't say a word.

The older I get,

The weirder everything seems.

All I want is to be with my old friends again.

I was right;

You have to hold onto who you are.

[Instrumental]

[Verse]

Looking out the window,

I see a bird flying away.

It reminds me of how we let things go away

Not realizing what we had.

[Pre-Chorus]

We've grown out of those carefree days,

But the things we did keep coming back to me.

I need more of that simple childhood feeling.

This grown-up life… (This grown up life)

Why can’t we go back

Back to when we had no worries.

[Chorus]

The older I get,

The weirder everything seems.

All I want is to be with my old friends again.

I was right;

You have to hold onto who you are.

[Solo]