Good Riddance - Trial Of The Century Lyrics

What does it mean when you're sixteen?
The world's a cold and lonely place,
But you're still kicking every door down in the place.

The war of words, they're so uptight,
You pass a hundred sleepless nights
And the worst is yet to come or so they say.

Here comes seventeen
And just beyond there's tolerance and empathy
To protect you from them all.

A stand of evergreen,
Just like the places we would always talk about,
To catch you when you fall.

You hear a knock outside the door.
It never rains here anymore,
So now there's nothing new to wash away the pain.

A frightened face, your clouded mind,
The memories you've trailed behind
And seventeen still feels like years away.

Here comes seventeen
And just beyond there's tolerance and empathy
To protect you from them all.

A stand of evergreen,
Just like the places we would always talk about,
To catch you when you fall.

Nobody seems to understand you
As you're grasping for that
Innocence sequestered in your mind.

Was it guilt or were they blind
All this time?

A frightened face, your clouded mind,
The memories you've trailed behind
And seventeen still feels like years away.

Here comes seventeen
And just beyond there's tolerance and empathy
To protect you from them all.

A stand of evergreen,
Just like the places we would always talk about,
To catch you when you fall.