Текст песни Maddie Poppe — Dont Ever Let Your Children Grow Up + аккорды для гитары
Вступление [Verse 1] C Em That was the way, that was the way it was Am F When you're five years old and don't have nowhere else to run C Em Except into your mother's arms, where she held you so tight Am F And you're scared of the dark so you sleep with your little night light C Em When you walked up to school and everyone there was your best friend Am F When you learned your numbers and shapes and played pretend C Em You didn't mind that your hair was a mess, you were so carefree Am F You didn't know how cold and cruel this world would one day be [Chorus] Dm G We were just so young C We should have known Em Am We should have known Dm G C That one day we'd hate our bodies and we'd orbit around buttons on a phone Em Am We should have known Dm G C That one day we'd pluck our eyebrow hairs and wonder why the cool kids stared at me Em Am Oh why'd it have to be Dm Our imaginations have run dry G C We hate ourselves and have a nightly cry Em Am And then we act like we're fine Dm G C It's alcohol and bombs and drugs, don't ever let your children grow up Em Am (Oh oh oh oh oh oh) C Em [Verse 2] C Em We would swing on the swings and jump off and pretend we could fly Am F But as soon as we blinked we grew up and we're junior high C Em So our dads dropped us off at the park and we stayed out 'till ten Am F So the makeup comes out and we think we need the perfect boyfriend [Chorus] Dm G We were just so young C How didn't we know Em Am How didn't we know Dm G C That we'd be independent on our own and lose more friends while traveling down the road Em Am Oh, how didn't we know Dm G C That there's more to life than sleepovers and jocks turn out worse than the science nerds Em Am But somehow that all gets blurred Dm And some relationships they end real fast G C And though you want you might never get it back Em Am The doors close just like that Dm G C It's depression and it's broken love, don't ever let your children grow up Em Am (Oh oh oh oh oh oh) C Em (Vocals) [Outro] Dm G We're no longer young C So now that we know Em Am So now that we know Dm G C That this world could use some turning 'round, if only we could find some common ground Em Am But it's up to us Dm G C And although at times it gets so rough, you have got to let your children grow up Em Am Oh oh oh oh oh oh Dm G C Yeah, you have got to let your children, got to let your children grow up