Make my way through the motions
But home's looking farther
Don't know why I can't see the end
A short leash and a short
They tell me it ain't that bad
Don't know why I can't see the sun
When young should be fun, fun
And I guess the bad can get better
Gotta be wrong before it's right
And I've always been a gon' getter
There's truth in every word I write
But still the growin' pains,
They're keepin' me up at night
are keepin' me up at night
are keeping me up at night
of my contented comprehension
of the mess that I've made
Don't know if I even care for grown,
And I guess the bad can get better,
gotta be wrong before it's right
I've always been a go -getter,
there's truth in every word I write
But still the growing pains, growing pains
They're keeping me up at night
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
are keeping me up at night
are keeping me up at night
Starting to look like Ms. Know -it -all
Can't take her own advice, can't find
Pieces of my peace of mind, I cry
More than I want to admit, but I can't lie
Cause phoning it in isn't any fun,
Back to my youth, the way I want to
The days my brother was quicker to fool
Use monsters as an excuse to lie awake
are the ones that I have to face
No band -aids for the growing pains
No, no, no band -aids for the growing pains