Key: F major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
people tell you that when you grow up you'll know more
but the older that I get the less
people that I knew before.
to find out who they really are
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and who they've always been.
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From the new angle where I stand,
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I see those sides that make them human.
Verse 2
now are greying, now are frail.
The ones you went to for your answers
are just as lost and as confused.
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tosses them into a sea of over
whelming reality- -
those things they didn't want to see.
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And here they call that 20.
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Like crossroads in the country,
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the towering door in front of me.
Verse 3
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We're twenty. We're twenty.
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What do people our age do?
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Are we all closet philosophers
Reusing our old coffee grinds cause
we can't afford fresh brew.
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Though we say we're
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I think we all just want to fit in.
Verse 4
and some friends who are firm.
You try to step lively on the balance beam
that grazes both their worlds.
while abhorring the heard
probably cost more than you're worth.
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Still, a Friday night is calling
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And God gave you a paycheck.
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the universe says, "Act your age"
And you're thrown into an
intersection that parts 50 ways.
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know your life will change
is the second that you'll say,
Verse 6
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"Did I choose the right one?"
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"In hindsight, will I be proud?"
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is to travel it.
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What do people our age do?
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Are we all closet philosophers
twenty.
Reusing our old coffee grinds cause
we can't afford fresh brew.
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Though we say we're grown
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I think we all just want to fit in.
Verse 7
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the obstacle you've only feigned
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and you're feelin' yourself lying to
'em just to keep 'em entertained
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it don't feel good to talk like that
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But who really expects a whippersnap' to
take advice from just any old hand?
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From just anyone who passes
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We don't take words
Verse 8
the next twenty years or more
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what tragedies or ruts will come
a- knocking at your door.
are trying to keep a level head
and shake a lot of hands
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Cause memories are milestones
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even all the bad ones
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An d 20's when you make 'em.
Verse 9
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What do people our age do?
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Are we all closet philosophers
and record junkies too?
Reusing our old coffee grinds cause we
can't afford fresh brew.
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Though we say we're grown
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I think we all just want to fit in.
Verse 10
What do people our age do?
Are we all closet philosophers
and record junkies too?
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Do we all re- use our coffee grinds cause
we can't afford fresh brew?
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Can we all only stretch as far out
as our debts allow us to?
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Though we insist that we've got it together,
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call ourselves grown men and women,
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I think we all just want to fit in.
Outro 1
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ChordsF Fsus4 Bb Bbm C...
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