You pack your bags and hug your mom You've been dreaming about leaving for so longYou start to cry as you crank the truck Yeah, that's a downside to growing upYou're fixing up your brand new place First day and something breaksAnd dad ain't there to get you unstuck Yeah, that's a downside to growing upBut that's alright, that's okay It's just the way you find your wayIt's the road you gotta take to get where you're goingAnd you're gonna twist, you're gonna turn But it's how you're gonna learnA lot about life, a lot about love On the downside of growing upIt starts out as a single day Before too long he's your everythingUntil he leaves you standing in a cloud of dust Yeah, that's a downside to growing upBut that's alright, that's okay It's just the way you find your wayIt's the road you gotta take to get where you're goingAnd you're gonna twist, you're gonna turn But it's how you're gonna learnA lot about life, a lot about love On the downside of growing upI know what you're feeling Yeah, I understandCause where you are is where I've been Where I still amAnd I'm alright, I'm okay Yeah, I know I'll find my wayOn the road I gotta take to get where I'm goingAnd I'm gonna twist, I'm gonna turn But it's how I'm gonna learnA lot about life, a lot about love On the downside of growing upA lot about life, a lot about love On the downside of growing up*