I toss out some old and worn-out things
Memories from my high school days
Car windows cage my childhood dreams
Only smoke and haze along the way
I’m confused by my love’s odd ways
But I still trust her all the same
Maybe I’ve poured out too much pain
She’s just a kid who loves to stay bright
How could she bear all my heavy nights
This love is pure in every part
A simple shape within your heart
I say slow down, it stops right there
I say come with me, it cuts ahead
Spinning wild, round and round we’re led
Like a research paper hard to read
We’re still teenagers deep inside
Will we ever really grow up in life
If something needs my full attention
I only seek a resolution
Black or white, or shadows in the sun
It’s just a choice to carry on
But I can never figure her out
Such golden years, so carefree and proud
My pain is just a choice I make somehow
I envy how she lets it all fall out
She’s far too lovely for this world, no doubt
This love is pure in every part
I say slow down, it stops right there
I say come with me, it cuts ahead
Spinning wild, round and round we’re led
Like a research paper hard to read
We’re still teenagers deep inside
Will we ever really grow up in life
She brushes off what I’ve been through
Stiffly cheers and keeps her daily view
Spring lives in pink photographs she takes
But my whole world is covered in grays
Maybe she has a fool’s wise grace
Trying to show me the world’s bright face
What have I done to deserve this girl?
I blame my own restless inner world
“Just let her play and stay in her own pearl”
She loves herself, and maybe loves me too
I can’t look away, she pulls me through
I’ve got to learn a thing or two
To care for my own mood like she’d do
Let go of words that make me feel blue
I walk this road on my own, it’s true
Don’t hold too much hope
Don’t hold too much hope
I say slow down, it stops right there
I say come with me, it cuts ahead
Spinning wild, round and round we’re led
Like a research paper hard to read
We’re still teenagers deep inside
Will we ever really grow up in life
This love is pure in every part
A simple shape within your heart
I say slow down, it stops right there
I say come with me, it cuts ahead
Spinning wild, round and round we’re led
I say slow down, it stops right there
I say come with me, it cuts ahead
Spinning wild, round and round we’re led