It's hard to say that I'm okay
Cause I never seem to feel that way
Especially at this age, when I'm growing and changing
I just wanna stray
From hardships and problems
That fill my brain and people always hating on
The fact that I'm advancing through the years
I just wanna tell them
I'm distancing myself from negative energy
That seems to spawn, when I'm around them
But when I'm with the people I love
There's always a controversy (Yeah)
There are times when I go back to feeling young
When things were simple and I was dumb
Sometimes that part of me still shows
And maturing, I hope to forget why I felt so numb
It's those teenage years
I'll forever frown upon
Perhaps I'll lose my gears
At least I've learned a ton
But at this moment in time
I'm afraid of where I'll go
Growing up is a challenge
Nobody ever told me so
Walking down school halls feels so different (Aye, aye)
I miss my innocence, the way I used to be (Yeah, yeah)
Every day was a good day, I wish I could stay the same
For every day of high school, is a mess
No one is what they used to be
I know very well I'm not the same as back then
Every day ends up with a large hole in it
And nothing's there to fill the void
It's those teenage years
I'll forever frown upon
Perhaps I'll lose my gears
At least I've learned a ton
But at this moment in time
I'm afraid of where I'll go
Growing up is a challenge
Nobody ever told me so