They don't tell you how to become a man With stars in your eyes, nothing in your hands Your heart's been broken 240 times A couple from the lovers, the rest of the thoughts were mine So don't turn your back, careful what you say It's hard to take it back, remember when we were two And when you were three feet high Mother told you why and now it makes you cry Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh This is growing up And I find myself again Coming back to play pretend It's so easy to be young But I'm changing, this is growing up Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh This is growing up Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh I'm changing, this is growing up Back to the dream we once had Back to the childhood romance When you danced all night and my feet didn't move But the walls, they knew you'd be mine Yeah, I know it's sad Time is moving on and you can't take it back Remember what you learned when you were three hours late And your dad had to wait cause he slept through half of the day This is growing up And I find myself again Coming back to play pretend It's so easy to be young But I'm changing, this is growing up Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh This is growing up Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh This is growing up And I find myself again Coming back to play pretend It's so easy to be young But I'm changing, this is growing up Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh This is growing up Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh This is growing up *