As a kid I never fit in with the other girls
I stayed quiet in the corner while they showed off all their curls
Didn’t have it in me, couldn’t fake the pretty right
So I became one of the guys, I kept my circle tight
I grew up hating school, feeling worthless, feeling small
Didn’t know the weight I carried wasn’t even mine at all
Kids would push me ‘round the halls, leave me looking like a joke
Tried to get my grades up but the pressure made me choke
Always running late, dragging steps toward what I feared
Hard to find the motivation when you’re dying to disappear
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Ain’t it crazy all the changes we go through
You never grow up doing all the things we swore we'd do, noo
You live half of your life wishin’ you could speed up the years
Then years go too fast and getting too old becomes one of our biggest fears
Mmhmm, oh
If I had a time machine
I would go back in time
Just so I could save the young me
From growing up and becoming me
Sometimes late at night
I get lost in all the thoughts of my past
Wishin’ I could go back, make my younger years last
Never saw how lucky I was ‘til it was too late
Should’ve loved myself a little more
‘Cause damn, the years don’t hesitate
I remember when I got my first car
Should’ve never pushed that engine half as hard
Didn’t understand the value of the money spent
From a single mother breaking just to pay the rent
Trying to give me what she never had
Raising five kids with no help from her mom and dad
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Ain’t it crazy all the changes we go through
You never grow up doing all the things we swore we'd do, noo
You live half of your life wishin’ you could speed up the years
Then years go too fast and getting too old becomes one of our biggest fears
Mmhmm, oh
If I had a time machine
I would go back in time
Just so I could save the young me
From growing up and becoming me
So if your barely in your teens
And wishing you were already big
Or if your almost past 40
Growing old too fast
Just Remember, these are the years that you'll never get back
Dont leave this world with any regrets
Just treat people how you want to be treated
Nobody's perfect so just give your best
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Cus, we dont always see all the changes we go through
You'll wish one day you grew up doing all the things you swore you'd do,
Dont just live half of your life wishin’ you could speed up the years
Cus one day you'll learn years go too fast and getting too old becomes one of your biggest fears
Mmhmm, oh
There aint a time machine
To go back in time
To save the young you
So grow up doing the best you can do
Mhmm mmMmhmm