Let Me Grow Up

I want to be able to drive a car
I can go anywhere I want to be
I want to go and drink at a bar
I can do anything when I am free

I want to grow up so I can be old
Not like an old man where I can't walk
I can go wherever without being told
do things while not watched like a hawk

But when I talk to you I don't care
I never want to grow up or be old
There's nothing I can think of more fair
Than giving you my jacket in the cold

I want to talk with you under a tree
We could walk anywhere holding hands
It's only us, it's just you and me
We go to the beach, our toes in the sands

I could laugh for hours in the dark
Instead of going to some fancy dinners
I would much rather play in the park
And I think we would be the real winners

I could send you letters instead of bills
I can ask my mom and dad for money
We can get fast food with infinite refills
Or even just have a picnic when it's sunny

But I can't always be a kid forever
Everyone must grow up someday
I wish the time we part came never
But alas, even the skies turn gray

For the first time in forever, I won't be alone
They say that Love's and open door
But this growing just won't postpone
And I will always love your more.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024

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