funny how life goes...
you're young
you wanna grow up
you do
you're excited about everything
you go places
you do things
you meet people
meanwhile...
your parents are doin' their thing
trying to love you
take care of you
keep you safe
encourage you to grow up
hopin' you're doin' what you love and that you're growin' up like you should
missin' you every time you take a step in the direction of growin' up
then you do grow up
you have children of your own
you want 'em to grow up and do things and love life
they do
all of a sudden you understand just a tiny bit of what your parents must've felt...
your children are on their way to being pretty grown up
you're proud and impressed with them and want 'em to keep experiencing the good things in life
you want 'em to grow up and stay young
all at the same time
