The Guy I'm Growing Up to Be Lyrics

There was this kid

Who never worried that his

Dreams were too big

All he knew was life was

Meant to be lived

And that's what he did

He had music and fun

He drove his Karmann Ghia

Into the sun

You'd find him marching to

The beat of his drum

No matter what might come

I lost him for a while

Forgot what gave that kid his smile

I let the winding years and miles

Take too much

His heart still beats in me

And he's not scared of anything

The guy I'm growing up to be

Looks a lot like me at seventeen

Now don't get me wrong

I know that growing older

Means moving on

We rush our glory days

Then grieve when they're gone

Like they're a Springsteen song

Oh but when I look back

I see somebody who would

Jump at the chance

To love and live and give it

All that he has

I wanna be like that - yeah

I lost him for a while

Forgot what gave that kid his smile

I let the winding years and miles

Take too much

His heart still beats in me

And he's not scared of anything

The guy I'm growing up to be

Looks a lot like me at seventeen

There was this kid

Who never worried that his

Dreams were too big

All he knew was life was

Meant to be lived

And that's what he did