this summer's not the summer you own

not till the day you're old and grown

and the cracks on your face

can tell a tale of finding freedom

stuck in your hopeless vanity

the cameraman can only see

a glimpse of the person you might be

the day that you get free

when your younger rules are set

some you know some you never met

how they try to make you forget

the way you're born to be

this fall is not the fall you own

not till you need a cane to roam

not till the chills and melody

that place your freedom

holding the closes you to hear

every frame a different fear

the cameraman can almost hear the cry of the wannabe

wear me down wear me in

take these worries off my skin

there's a knowing deep within

i'll be fine

spinning around on this wheel

time will test and time will heal

there's a freedom to this deal

open wide inside

na na na yeah

this spring is not the

spring you own

not till you felt the new light blown

bursting from every stone to stone

a rush of freedom time will tell

as you breeze by then stop to see the firefly

and maybe even wonder why

he gets to roam the sky

when your younger rules are set

some you know some you never met

how they try to make you forget

the way you're born to be

this winter's not the

winter you own

no the air's frozen

you to the bone

not till your life drowns out the tone

and walk in the snow alone

wear me down wear me in

take these worries off my skin

there's a knowing deep within i'll be fine

spinning around on this wheel

time will test and time will heal

there's a freedom to this deal

open wide inside

inside

wear me down wear me in

take these worries off my skin

there's a known deep within i'll be fine

spinning around on this wheel

time will test and time will heal

there's a freedom to this deal

open wide inside

there's a freedom to this deal

open wide inside