i'm 18 now
by paperdave
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the best birthday gift comes from your own heart.
lyrics
[verse 1]
I woke up.
I brushed my teeth,
and I went to school.
I passed the class,
but I knew nothing
they wanted me to learn;
then I went home
to learn on my own.
[verse 2]
I woke up
I got my suit,
and I went to work.
I did my job while I waited for
the clock to hit six;
then I went home
to party with my friends.
[chorus 1]
cause I'm 18 now
and I'm feeling so great
i’m going down the road to find out my name
and being 18 makes me feel just okay
and I'm wondering where I'll go next.
[verse 3]
I woke up.
I walked outside,
through the green forest.
I saw the birds and I saw the sky while it looked so alive.
Then I went home,
cause it all burned down
[verse 4]
I woke up.
I looked around at this empty world,
thinking how to fill it with colors that no one has seen.
Maybe we could do that, only if you helped me out;
but who said I needed help.
[chorus 2]
cause I’m 18 now and I’m feeling INSANE
I'm going round my world for not all that fame
and being 18 makes me feel just okay
and I’m wondering where ill go next
[bridge]
I think ill go west.
I’m 18 now and I’m locked down and feeling depressed
cause I cant pass my tests.
But no one really cares.
[verse in chorus melody]
I was 13 then just a few years ago
working hard to get the dreams that I wanted true.
but no one round me really knew what I meant
and I don’t think I even knew too.
[verse 5]
I woke up.
I traveled around,
then I met you.
and asked your name,
your pronouns and your language was
then I asked you:
”Would you like to speak it all night?”
[chorus 3 — ending]
’Cause I’m 18 now & I’m feeling so great.
Meeting someone new every day of the year,
and loving everyone who'd enter my life;
and I wonder where it will go
next
I woke up.
I brushed my teeth,
and I went to school.
I passed the class,
but I knew nothing
they wanted me to learn;
then I went home
to learn on my own.
[verse 2]
I woke up
I got my suit,
and I went to work.
I did my job while I waited for
the clock to hit six;
then I went home
to party with my friends.
[chorus 1]
cause I'm 18 now
and I'm feeling so great
i’m going down the road to find out my name
and being 18 makes me feel just okay
and I'm wondering where I'll go next.
[verse 3]
I woke up.
I walked outside,
through the green forest.
I saw the birds and I saw the sky while it looked so alive.
Then I went home,
cause it all burned down
[verse 4]
I woke up.
I looked around at this empty world,
thinking how to fill it with colors that no one has seen.
Maybe we could do that, only if you helped me out;
but who said I needed help.
[chorus 2]
cause I’m 18 now and I’m feeling INSANE
I'm going round my world for not all that fame
and being 18 makes me feel just okay
and I’m wondering where ill go next
[bridge]
I think ill go west.
I’m 18 now and I’m locked down and feeling depressed
cause I cant pass my tests.
But no one really cares.
[verse in chorus melody]
I was 13 then just a few years ago
working hard to get the dreams that I wanted true.
but no one round me really knew what I meant
and I don’t think I even knew too.
[verse 5]
I woke up.
I traveled around,
then I met you.
and asked your name,
your pronouns and your language was
then I asked you:
”Would you like to speak it all night?”
[chorus 3 — ending]
’Cause I’m 18 now & I’m feeling so great.
Meeting someone new every day of the year,
and loving everyone who'd enter my life;
and I wonder where it will go
next
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released April 30, 2022
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