[Verse 1]
Seven on the clock
Then it's gone again
Skinned knees to job keys
Like I blinked and then
Mama said, "Baby, slow"
But the train don't wait
I still got dust on my shoes
From the old front gate
My name on a backpack
Now it's on a screen
Same heart, new pressure
Same wild in between
I laugh, then I miss it
Before it leaves my mouth
Time got a fast lane
And it won't back out
[Pre-Chorus]
Hold on
I'm tryna catch my breath
One look
And the day turns next
Hold on
I can feel it shift
What was little
Don't stay where it is
[Chorus]
Too fast, too fast (too fast)
It don't slow down
Too fast, too fast (too fast)
Gone before I know now
Hands up, hold tight (hold tight)
But it slips right through
Too fast, too fast
And I'm growing up too soon
[Verse 2]
Old friends in the hallway
New faces, new names
Same laugh in my chest
But the world changed lanes
Half my heart wants rewind
Half wants one more try
I'm tall in the mirror
Still a kid inside
Got a box full of moments
Little pieces of gold
Tickets and polaroids
And a note I never sold
Wish I could fold back
Every page I burned
But the clock keeps talking
And it never learns
[Pre-Chorus]
Hold on
I'm tryna catch my breath
One look
And the day turns next
Hold on
I can feel it shift
What was little
Don't stay where it is
[Chorus]
Too fast, too fast (too fast)
It don't slow down
Too fast, too fast (too fast)
Gone before I know now
Hands up, hold tight (hold tight)
But it slips right through
Too fast, too fast
And I'm growing up too soon
[Bridge]
If I cry, let me cry
If I laugh, let it last
I'm not scared of the future
Just the way it flies past
So I keep my eyes open
When the frame starts to blur
Let it hurt, let it happen
Let me be here first
[Final Chorus]
Too fast, too fast (too fast)
It don't slow down
Too fast, too fast (too fast)
Gone before I know now
Hands up, hold tight (hold tight)
But it slips right through
Too fast, too fast
And I'm growing up too soon
Too fast, too fast (too fast)
Still I move on
Too fast, too fast (too fast)
With my name in the dawn
Hands up, hold tight (hold tight)
I won't miss my view
Too fast, too fast
But I'm learning how to too