make my way through the motions i try to ignore it but home's looking farther the closer i getdon't know why i can't see the end is it over yeta short leash and a short fuse don't match they tell me it ain't that badnow don't you overreact so i just hold my breath don't know why i can't see the sunwhen young should be fun fun and i guess the bad can get better gotta be wrong before it's righteveryhappy phrase engraved in my mind i've always been a go-getter there's truth in every word i writebut still the growing pains growing pains they're keeping me up at nightyeah yeah yeah yeah and i can't hide because growing pains are keeping me up at nightyeah yeah yeah yeah and i can'thide because growing pains are keeping me up and i try to mend what's left of my content andcomprehension as i take on the stress of the mess that i've made don't know if i even care for grownif it's just unknown yeah and i guess the bad can get better gotta be wrong before it's rightevery happy phrase arguing with my heart and being on my own it's just a little bit of a let's goHappy phrase engraved in my mindI've always been a go-getterThere's truth in every word I writeBut still the growing pains, growing painsThey're keeping me up at nightYeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeahAnd I can't hideCause growing pains are keeping me up at nightYeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeahAnd I can't hideCause growing pains are keeping me up at nightStarting to look like Miss Know-It-AllCan't take her own advice, can't findPieces of my peace of mindI cry more than I want to admitBut I can't lie to myself, to anyoneCause phoning it in isn't any fun, can't runBack to my youth the way I want toThe days my brother was quicker to foolAM radio, not much to doYou don't have to doThose monsters as an excuse to lie awakeNow the monsters are the ones that I have to faceNo band-aids for the growing painsOh, yeah, yeah, yeahNo, noNo band-aids for the growing pains