so soon

i used to roam these streets with a bicycle and my bare feet

til streetlights cast their shine or my dad would say it's time to eat

there were rocks that i turned over

some i just left in the dirt

i'd fall and skin my knees; that was all i knew of her

i was just learning how to dot my is and cross my ts

couldn't wait to turn the tide

so never thought it'd be

so soon

so soon

i started chasing happy ever after

so soon

so soon

every step that i got closer

the clocks kept moving faster

faster

next thing that i knew

there were angels and they caught my eyes

and i'd drive to their houses

bring them flowers

red and white

but hearts are misunderstood

people told me love would hurt me

never thought it would

so soon

so soon

i started chasing happy ever after

so soon

so soon

i learned a lesson and the clocks keep moving faster

faster

it went up so fast

my youth

it blames my hourglass

empty on its side

it left before i said goodbye

goodbye

my mother called today

she asked me if my bills were paid

tears ran down her face to hear a man in her boy's place

boy

would you look at you now?

people told me this would happen

but never told me how

so soon

so soon

you'd find your way and i couldn't run after

so soon

so soon

every inch that you've grown taller

the clocks keep moving faster

faster