I GREW UP

I Grew Up

words and music by Dean Batstone

I used to spin my wheels in the school yard

I learned to dance in a mirror

Drank warm beer on the back steps of Stevie’s house

A broken cue on a good day

Smokin’ Drum on the sidewalk

Kissing Karen in the basement of her daddy’s house

Then I grew up, and I took around

I couldn’t find me a reason for stayin’ in this town

I’ve got what I know, that’s a reason to go

I’ve seen enough, man it’s tough, I guess I grew up

I thought bad girls were a good thing

I learned to love in a Dodge Dart

Hitched a ride to the city and I stayed out all night

I washed used cars in a car lot

Took free rides on the subway

Saved enough for some leather, man, and I wore it right

Then I grew up….

Now those big planes fly over, and they look down on me

On Jenny and baby playing in the autumn leaves

And I’ll bet they’re all thinkin’ there’s someplace I’d rather be

But all those years of summer, they’re all just memories

Now that September sun comes shining down through the trees

I’m a little bit older now, baby, a little easier to please

And I’d still fall for you, yeah, I’d go down on my knees

And thank God for Jenny and baby and me

I guess I grew up, and I took a look around

And I found me a reason for stayin’ in this town

I’ve got what I know, and I can’t let it go

I’ve seen enough, man it’s tough, I guess I grew up.