' 'growing up’ ‘older’ ‘responsibility’ 'child' 'life' 'adult'
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Being good at spelling bees
Aren’t much of a thing to show off anymore
I’ve grown so much taller
But things to show off are disappearing
Living in a big world,
I was once a stubborn child.
I closed the door from reality
and played for a little while.
I once didn't care about the world,
or what people thought of me.
The answer to lifye was given to us at birth
Though it was never written and was not in our native tongue.
We learned nothing from these lessons
As I sat in class my freshman year,
I felt content and had no fear.
I was a big kid now, and to my content
I could still live life without consequence.
I was soon struck with a sense of unease
As I sat in class my freshman year,
I felt content and had no fear.
I was a big kid now, and to my content
I could still live life without consequence.
I was soon struck with a sense of unease
When I was a kid I collected bumblebees with a butterfly net,
Because I heard they needed saving.
When I was a kid I collected bumblebees with a butterfly net,
Because I heard they needed saving.
it might have been my first time driving,
or working as many hours as i could take.
getting a license and car was the icing
on top of the job, which was the cake.
then, there were the bills and responsiblities
