The Long Winding Country Road of Adulthood

Verse 1:

Barefoot runnin’ through the creek,

Chasin’ fireflies, playin’ hide-and-seek.

Mama hollerin’, “Y’all come inside!”

But we stayed out ‘til the stars lit the sky.

Skinned-up knees, climbed too high,

Fell down laughin’, didn’t even cry.

We thought we’d never grow old,

But time rolls on like a dusty back road.

Chorus:

So scrape them elbows, climb them trees,

Run too fast, and skin your knees.

So live it up before you go

Down the long winding country road… of adulthood.

Verse 2:

Bridge:

I used to think grown-ups knew it all,

Now I see they’re just makin’ calls—

Guessin’ their way through every day,

Hopin’ Jesus comes back before taxes are due in May.

And they tell me to vote like it’ll fix my fate,

But the only red and blue I trust is on my license plate.

Inflation’s high, my paycheck’s low,

Gas prices change more than the radio.

They say hard work will set you free,

But my boss just sets more work for me.

And I ain’t seen a raise since ‘22,

But Congress sure gave themselves a few.

Chorus:

So scrape them elbows, climb them trees,

Run too fast, and skin your knees.

Get in trouble, break the rules,

‘Cause life ain’t fun if you ain’t a fool.

One day you’ll trade that backyard swing,

For bills and debt and adulting.

So live it up before you go

Down the long winding country road… of adulthood.