Verse 1:
That was the way, that was the way it
was
When you’re
five years old and don’t have nowhere else to
run
Except
into your mother’s arms, where she held you so
tight
And you’re
scared of the dark so you sleep with your little night
light
When you
walked up to school and everyone there was your best
friend
When you
learned your numbers and shapes and played
pretend
You didn’t
mind that your hair was a mess, you were so care
free
You didn’t
know how cold and cruel this world would
one day be
Chorus:
We were just so
young
We should have
known
We
should have
known
That one
day we’d hate our bodies and we’d
orbit around buttons on a
phone
We
should have
known
That one
day we’d pluck our eyebrow
hairs and
wonder why the cool kids stared at
me
Oh
why’d it have to
be
Our
imaginations have run dry
We
hate ourselves and have a nightly
cry
And then we
act like we’re
fine
It’s
alcohol and bombs and drugs, don’t
ever let your children grow
up
(Oh
oh oh oh oh
oh)
Verse 2:
We would
swing on the swings and jump off and pretend we could
fly
But as
soon as we blinked we grew up and we’re junior
high
So our
dads dropped us off at the park and we stayed out ’till
ten
So the
makeup comes out and we think we need the
perfect boyfriend
Chorus:
We were just so
young
How didn’t we
know
How
didn’t we
know
That we’d be
independent on our own and
lose more friends while traveling down the
road
Oh, how
didn’t we
know
That there’s
more to life than sleepovers
and
jocks turn out worse than the science
nerds
But
somehow that all gets
blurred
And some re
lationships they end real fast
And
though you want you might never get it
back
The doors
close just like
that
It’s de
pression and it’s broken love, don’t
ever let your children grow
up
(Oh
oh oh oh oh
oh)
(Vocals)
Outro:
We’re no longer
young
So now that we
know
So
now that we
know
That this
world could use some turning
’round, if
only we could find some common
ground
But it’s
up to
us
And al
though at times it gets so rough,
you have
got to let your children grow up
Oh
oh oh oh oh
oh
Yeah, you have
got to let your children,
got to let your children grow
up