[Verse 1]
Racing shoes on tiny feet
Tried to outrun every year
All those candles blown out quick
Now they’re smoke rings in the mirror
Skipped the playground
Chased the prize
Learned to fake that fearless face
Now I’m staring at my hands
Like who put all these lines in place
[Chorus]
I wish I did not grow up too fast
Rushed every sunrise
Watched ’em burn past
There’s too much I wanna do
Too much I never knew
Feels like the future came and went so soon
I’m still a kid alone inside this room
[Verse 2]
All my friends turned into plans
Wedding rings and baby names
I still lose my keys and thoughts
Get lost driving home the same
I keep laughing at the wrong time
Crying when the party ends
Scroll through strangers’ perfect lives
Wondering where my story went
[Chorus]
I wish I did not grow up too fast
Rushed every sunrise
Watched ’em burn past
There’s too much I wanna do
Too much I never knew
Feels like the future came and went so soon
I’m still a kid alone inside this room
[Bridge]
[Violin swells under stripped-back guitar]
If I could slow this second down (just breathe)
Fold it like a photograph and hide it in my sleeve
Maybe I’d forgive the boy
Who thought that being grown meant leaving joy
[Chorus]
I wish I did not grow up too fast
Rushed every sunrise
Watched ’em burn past
There’s too much I wanna do
Too much I never knew
Feels like the future came and went so soon
I’m still a kid alone inside this room
Too much I wanna do
And time keeps walking through