Used to race our paper airplanes
Down the hallway after class
Trading stickers
Stupid secrets
Swore this feeling always lasts
Now my phone is full of deadlines
Group chats screaming “are you there?”
I’ve got ten unanswered messages
And laundry on the chair
Wish I could go back
To eating cereal for dinner
Video games till sunrise
Arguing about whose turn
Now I’m staring at the ceiling
Counting bills instead of stars
Growing up looked like a winner
But it’s pulling me apart
Mom keeps asking ‘bout my future
Dad just asks if I’m awake
Friends are posting brand-new cities
I’m still frozen in this place
I rehearse my brave opinions
In the mirror
Then I choke
Scroll through strangers’ perfect breakfasts
While my coffee’s getting cold
Wish I could go back
To eating cereal for dinner
Video games till sunrise
Arguing about whose turn
Now I’m staring at the ceiling
Counting bills instead of stars
Growing up looked like a winner
But it’s pulling me apart
Maybe I’m fine
Maybe I’m not (maybe I’m not)
Maybe I’m tired of this same old talk (same old talk)
If I could fold time like a note in class
I’d pass it back
I’d pass it back (hey)
Wish I could go back
To eating cereal for dinner
Video games till sunrise
Arguing about whose turn
Now I’m staring at the ceiling
Counting bills instead of stars
Growing up looked like a winner
But it’s pulling me apart