Forever 21 (Longplay)

When I was 11
I can clearly remember
I started writing my first Lyrics
By the end of December

By 12, my first kiss
Lotta girls at my feet
My mother at the kitchen
No money. Dad was missing

More songs and new friends
That fulfilled my days
Me and my cousins did some stuff
We can never speak of

At 13 y.o., I hated it all in school
But there was this one boy
That looked cooler than the cool

I grew up with my best friend
19 Yrs in the making
When I see the leaves falling
I know I ain't gon' be young forever

While we're reaching up December
And still holding to the memories
Our friends, our smiles
Not calling back

And then, I met this angel
Her name written in 4 songs
Once I turned 14 y.o. I followed her down
The rabbit hole

I know I could go back to all those ages
And re-live the same experiences
But
I wanna be FOREVER 21
I wanna feel so alive
Like I did when I was twenty
One valuable lesson I will never leave behind
"Nothing ever happens the same way, twice"

And if I ever go missing and you're out there tryna find me
Don't you ever dare forget
I'm with the wild things, hiding

15, I was fighting for someone now I hate
But would I give a damn
For the keys to the past!

At 16, I was loving, kissing, lying, manipulating
17, school was over, but my friends kept moving forward

By 18, the boyfriends
First heartache, lots of pain
At 19, lots of sex
I got drunk with my ex

At 20, I was hungry; sleeping lonely, far from home
Exploited by some chicken, restless
Poor Latino boy

I know I could go back to all those ages
And re-live the same experiences
But
I wanna be forever 21
I wanna be FOREVER 21
I wanna reach and touch the sky
Tonight

If I could make a wish upon a star
With the guarantee that my words would be listened to
I wouldn't be skeptical
I would not hesitate
I would wish to live my life again
The same way