i wake up late for school and i run like hell to try and catch the bus
  never thought about it but those days ment more than i thought they would.
  hanging out late with my friends, having fun like punks will do.
  i never thought those days would ever end so soon.
  but t ime goes by and all your views on life, they start to change.
  when you see the world for what it is, it never looks the same.
  you walk around with a chip on your shoulder.
  cause everyday you know you're just getting older.
    [pre-chorus]
  i never thought it would be
  it's just a way of life
  i never though it would be
  such a petty life
    i wake up late for work and i drive like hell
  trying to make ends meat.
  gotta borrow money cause my baby don't have shit to eat.
  staying up late, got two jobs, work my fingers to the bone.
  spending more time at those jobs than i ever spend at home.
  and i can't help but feel the stress, all my bills keep adding up.
  it's days like this, wish i was a kid, because i've had enough.
  look in the mirror, see my face getting older
  cause everyday i see feel the world getting colder.
    [chorus]
  i never thought it would be
  it's just a way of life
  i never thought it would be
  such a petty life
  all of my memories keep coming back again
  all mysecurities i'll never have again
  wanting so much to be, to be myself again
  give it all back to me
  i want it back
    [bridge]
  bring it back
  bring it back to me
  the innocence i felt
  the happiness i felt
  no matter what the cost
  and everything i've lost
    [repeat chorus]
    it's how i live my life, so fuck you,
  get the fuck off my back.