You're Gonna Get Older Lyrics

His life wasn't kind to him

His loves were nonexistent

The thought of leaving them all behind...

He's far too persistent

The need to fail was born in him

Too spiteful to resist it

You've spent your pity, hop off the tracks

Before the train comes back to hit you

Don't you know you let it show

Don't you know

Don't you know you let it show

Don't you know I've seen too much smoke

I'm getting older, I'm gonna be older

You're gonna get older, I gotta know

If it gets better, an open letter to the ones who still have hope

I'll be leaving this poor town

I'm going back, I'm going up, I'm going down

Down

The expectations crushing him

The "angst" flows like blood

Applause from the passerbys

Ambition starts to flood...

He only fought for wedding rings

And some notion of love

He only needs to love himself

But he doesn't know who to trust

I'm going back, I'm going down

I'm going back, I'm going down

I'm going back, I'm going down

Dreams of bodies all over the lawn

The kinda dreams that make you wish you were who you wished you were when you're gone

You wish you knew who-

You wished you were when you're gone

You wished you were her-

You wished you were when you're gone