
Older
I wrote you a letter but you never replied
And something was loosed inside of my mind
You can take a chance and call it independence
But you’ll be gone before your time
Sunshine don’t take on the same meaning it used to
We’re so blasé with each passing day
Even the sparrows are more grateful
Than we are; flying on by the way
We’re growing up but we don't show it
Going fast, but afraid to know it
As though a fragile adventure or two
Could beat out all the blues
My, baby, but you're older now
And my, you are a soldier now
It seems that nobody's looking for love
Because it's old now
And you're older now
And now we're old
I sold all my genius at the county fair
To some pretty children who were standing there
I used to be like them once, but now I know
There’s nobody left to care
Girls and boys trade places
Electric nights and blurry faces
We’re done with personality
It’s easier to fight than to wear
Your heart on your sleeve
My, baby, but you're older now
And my, you are a soldier now
It seems that nobody's looking for love
Because it's old now
And you're older now
And now we're old
Learning about strange men from long ago
To put our knowledge to the test
They forgot to mention that there's a life to live
Though those strange men are in their final rest
I forgot how to use my heart oh, so long ago
I don't know who I am at best
I planned through and through to learn it with you
I said you'd drop your guns, by-and-by, and forget
But my, baby, you're older now
And my, you are a soldier now
It seems that nobody's looking for love
Because it's old now
And you're older now
And now we're old
It seems that nobody's looking for love
Because it's old now
And you're older now
And now we're old