Used to be easy

Verse 1

We used to run till the streetlights blinked

Hands full of dreams we didn’t overthink

Now my phone’s full of bills and blame

Same town, but it don’t feel the same

Pre-Chorus

We were kings in a driveway crown

Cardboard swords, never backing down

Now it’s deadlines, stress, no sleep

Missing who I used to be

CHORUS (HOOK)

It used to be easy, yeah

Laughing for no reason, yeah

We were broke but we were free, yeah

Life didn’t weigh on me, yeah

Now I smile but it’s heavy, yeah

Trying just to steady, yeah

Tell me when did growing up

Get so damn expensive, yeah

Verse 2

Backseat naps and radio songs

Swore we’d make it, swore we’d be on

Now it’s gas light blinking red

Dreams on pause just to pay the rent

Pre-Chorus

Mama said it’ll be alright

But she sounds tired every night

I keep chasing yesterday

Like it didn’t slip away

CHORUS (REPEAT)

It used to be easy, yeah

Laughing for no reason, yeah

We were broke but we were free, yeah

Life didn’t weigh on me, yeah

Now I smile but it’s heavy, yeah

Trying just to steady, yeah

Tell me when did growing up

Get so damn expensive, yeah

BRIDGE (DROP OUT — perfect for TikTok)

If I could rewind one day

I wouldn’t change a thing, I’d stay

Barefoot dreams, no fear, no debt

Just a kid who hadn’t lost hope yet

FINAL CHORUS (BIG)

It used to be easy, yeah

Now I’m fighting gravity, yeah

Still that kid inside of me, yeah

Just buried underneath, yeah

If you feel it, you ain’t alone

We all miss being unknown

If growing up’s the price we pay

I want my yesterday