We Grew Into Us

You were front row, second desk, chewing on a pen cap

I was in the back row, hoodie up, pretend rap

You laughed first time I stumbled on a line

Passed me a note like, “You’ll get it next time”

Shared headphones on the late bus

Same three songs, same small crush

You circled my name in your yearbook pen

Said, “Don’t change too fast, write me again”

We grew up, we grew in, we grew through the rust

Different towns, different plans, had to learn to trust

Every awkward, angry, beautiful phase

Somehow led us right back to this place

We didn’t just grow old, we grew into us

We didn’t just grow old, we grew into us

Fast forward, caps tossed, boxes in the trunk

You chased big dreams, I chased this funk

You called from a dorm room, crying on the floor

Said, “I feel too small, I’m not sure anymore”

I was in a basement, posters on the wall

Mic stand crooked, answering your calls

Told you, “Breathe deep, you’re more than that grade”

You said, “Same to you—hit record, press play”

We broke once, silent for a whole cold year

You posted new life, I pretended no fear

But your name stayed bold in my cracked-screen phone

Like a home address I still called my own

We grew up, we grew in, we grew through the rust

Different towns, different plans, had to learn to trust

Every awkward, angry, beautiful phase

Somehow led us right back to this place

We didn’t just grow old, we grew into us

We didn’t just grow old, we grew into us

Now it’s rent due, sink full, coffee gone cold

But your laugh still hits like it did at sixteen years old

Fights in the kitchen, make-ups on the train

Two umbrellas tangled in the same rain (oh yeah)

We grew up, we grew in, we grew through the rust

Different wounds, different wins, stitched with patient love

Every quiet Tuesday, every wild mistake

Built this crooked castle that we still remake

We didn’t just grow old, we grew into us

We didn’t just grow old, we grew into us