Act My Age
Disembodied voice coming over the phone
Thought I'd get over it when I was grown
Ringing up my device making me feel flighty
If only I could I'd bury my caller ID
Went looking for the right words
But they all turned up missing
If flying feels like falling
Then I guess I've left the nest
Try to make my next move forward
And hope I'll figure out the rest
Growing sideways
Nostalgia by the spoonful
Placate my earthquakes
And maybe I can try
And act my age
I'm digging holes out in the yard
To lay to rest my childish quests
Packing up and moving on isn't quite as easy
As they make it seem on the screen of my TV
Went looking for the right words
But they all turned up missing
If flying feels like falling
Then I guess I've left the nest
Try to make my next move forward
And hope I'll figure out the rest
Growing sideways
Nostalgia by the spoonful
Placate my earthquakes
And maybe I can try
And act my age
You know I'm full grown
According to the government
But I'm in between a younger me
And this version I'm trying to invent
So I'll keep up my method acting
If you keep pretending you can't see through
That I'm just a kid in shoes way too big
These expectations I'll try to live up to
If flying feels like falling
Then I guess I've left the nest
Try to make my next move forward
And hope I'll figure out the rest
Growing sideways
Nostalgia by the spoonful
Placate my earthquakes
And maybe I can try
And maybe I can try
And maybe I can try
And act my age
Act my age
Thought I'd get over it when I was grown
Ringing up my device making me feel flighty
If only I could I'd bury my caller ID
Went looking for the right words
But they all turned up missing
If flying feels like falling
Then I guess I've left the nest
Try to make my next move forward
And hope I'll figure out the rest
Growing sideways
Nostalgia by the spoonful
Placate my earthquakes
And maybe I can try
And act my age
I'm digging holes out in the yard
To lay to rest my childish quests
Packing up and moving on isn't quite as easy
As they make it seem on the screen of my TV
Went looking for the right words
But they all turned up missing
If flying feels like falling
Then I guess I've left the nest
Try to make my next move forward
And hope I'll figure out the rest
Growing sideways
Nostalgia by the spoonful
Placate my earthquakes
And maybe I can try
And act my age
You know I'm full grown
According to the government
But I'm in between a younger me
And this version I'm trying to invent
So I'll keep up my method acting
If you keep pretending you can't see through
That I'm just a kid in shoes way too big
These expectations I'll try to live up to
If flying feels like falling
Then I guess I've left the nest
Try to make my next move forward
And hope I'll figure out the rest
Growing sideways
Nostalgia by the spoonful
Placate my earthquakes
And maybe I can try
And maybe I can try
And maybe I can try
And act my age
Act my age
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Writer(s): Jordan Rauch
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