When did make believe turn into delusion?
Fighting wars that already concluded
Careless laughs and running around town
Don't be silly, it's time to grow up now
You didn't ask for this but you can't run
Put on a brave face, we all had to give up
Pick up your shovel, start digging the hole
That one day you'll live in, where all your dreams are

Cut the check, pay the bills 'til you're dead and
Maybe you can have some fun near the end, oh
Feels like there's more than what we've been dealt
But we turned 18 and it all went to hell
I miss the breeze and the light through the trees
'Cause all I see is shadows and days turned to weeks
I can't believe I'll be thirty next year
Feels like I just bought my first set of wheels

I've lived at home, lived with friends now I'm by myself
They say that that's when you've made it
Why's it feel like hell?

When I was ten all I wanted was to grow up
Wanted more from life than I could conjure up
Now I'm grown I feel I've let her down
She wanted more from life, all I do is drown
She's still there, in the trees, in the morning light
She has dreams and she still wants to fight

So tomorrow when you wake up and you see yourself
See that little one too that's begging for help
Give her what she wants
You both deserve that kind of love
Growing up is easier said than done
And I don't feel like I'm close to done