I'm sick and tired of standin' around
Wastin' all my time in this tiny little town
Doing pointless tasks that mean nothing at all
People say I'm getting older, but I'm just getting tall

I wanna go but I have to stay
'Cause there are things standing in my way
Father Adam lets me go
But Mother Eve says hell no

Stop telling me what I should be
I'm begging you on my knees
Stop molding me the way you want
Stop locking me inside the barn

Do we ever stop to think about the people that we hurt?
When we force them into shells
Do we ever think about the things we do to them?
When they're crying for our help
Why do we always try to make them think the way we do?
We all say that we're grown up, but I don't believe that's true
'Cause when it all comes down to it, we are not old, we are just tall

We are not old, we are tall
They are not young, they are small
You are not wise, you are dumb
Even the oldest of us still suck on our thumbs

Lookin' out the window wonderin' why
I can't just open it and fly
Growing up fast but not in my mind
But don't ever say I'm falling behind

The tracks are laid and I'm takin' the train
With my guitar and my brain
Hoping that I never fall
I'm not getting old, I'm just getting tall