Pack your bags and hug your mom

Been dreaming 'bout leaving for so long

You start to cry as you cram the truck

Yeah that's the downside to growing up

You're fixing up your brand-new place

First day in something breaks

And Dad ain't there to get you unstuck

Yeah that's the downside to growing up

But that's alright that's OK

It's just the way you find your way

It's the road you gotta take to get where you're going

And you're gonna twist you're gonna turn

But it's how you're gonna learn

A lot about life a lot about love

On the downside of growing up

It starts out as a single day

Before too long he's your everything

Until he leaves you standing in a cloud of dust

Yeah that's the downside to growing up

But that's alright that's OK

It's just the way you find your way

It's the road you gotta take to get where you're going

And you're gonna twist you're gonna turn

But it's how you're gonna learn

A lot about life a lot about love

On the downside of growing up

I know what you're feeling

Yeah I understand

Cause where you are is where I've been

Where I still am

And I'm alright I'm OK

Yeah I know I'll find my way

On the road I gotta take to get where I'm going

And I'm gonna twist I'm gonna turn

But it's how we're gonna learn

A lot about life a lot about love

On the downside of growing up

A lot about life a lot about love

On the downside of growing up

Ooh yeah