We don’t get braver, we just get more old
We don’t get stronger, we just get more cold.
We don’t tell stories, we just read them on a screen
We don’t draw pictures, ‘cause we’re too busy to dream.

And we don’t smile like we used to
We don’t laugh like we did
We don’t shout as loud or stand as proud
As back when we were kids.
And we all find the imperfections
We’re all dying to get rid
Of all the things that made us beautiful
Back when we were kids.

We don’t make presents, we just buy them at the store
We don’t believe in Santa anymore.
We don’t read comics, we just throw them in the trash
And we are scared we’re growing up too fast.

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When we were kids we’d stay outside all day
Call the neighbors to our house to play
Now we don’t even know our neighbors’ names anymore
When we were kids it all was black and white
Was good or bad, was wrong or right
Now we’re struggling to regain that sight once more.

We don’t get better, we just find out who we are
We make mistakes, we fall in love, we learn guitar.
And if we’re lucky we will make it out okay
And maybe we’ll have kids of our own someday.

And they will smile like we used to
They will laugh like we did
They will shout as loud and stand as proud
As back when we were kids.
And they won’t find the imperfections
We’re all dying to get rid
Of all the things that made us beautiful
The things that made us beautiful
The things that made us beautiful
Back when we were kids.