I was wasting my time
Trying to fall in love
Disappointment came to me and
Booted me and bruised and hurt me,

But that's how people grow up.
That's how people grow up.

I was wasting my time
Looking for love
Surely someone must look at me
And see their sunlit dream?

I was wasting my time
Praying for love
For the love that never comes from
Someone who does not exist,

But that's how people grow up.
That's how people grow up.

Let me live before I die.
Oh, not me, not I...

I was wasting my life
Always thinking about myself
Someone on their deathbed said:
"There are other sorrows too."

I was driving my car
I crashed and broke my spine
So yes, there are things worse in life than
Never being someone's sweetie.

But that's how people grow up.
That's how people grow up.

As for me - I'm ok.
For now, anyway.


(Morrissey)