Verse 1 When I was a child, I wanted answers Simple stories, black and white Heroes standing with the angels Villains hiding from the light I believed what I was given Never thought to ask for proof But growing up means asking questions Even when they shake the roof Pre-Chorus I don’t have to fear the questions I don’t have to hide my eyes If something’s true, it can withstand them Truth has nothing left to hide Chorus It’s time to put away childish things The easy answers, the certainty To look at what the evidence brings Even when it challenges me I won’t believe just ‘cause I want to I won’t look away when the facts come through Growing up means changing too It’s time to put away childish things Verse 2 I used to think that doubt was weakness That questions meant I’d lost my way So I learned to guard my answers And keep uncomfortable facts at bay But evidence deserves a hearing Even when I disagree If I only see what I want to see How can I say that I am free? Pre-Chorus Maybe wisdom starts with knowing How much I don’t understand Maybe faith that fears examination Isn’t standing on solid land Chorus It’s time to put away childish things The easy answers, the certainty To look at what the evidence brings Even when it challenges me I won’t believe just ‘cause I want to I won’t look away when the facts come through Growing up means changing too It’s time to put away childish things Verse 3 I can honor where I came from Without staying where I’ve been I can love the ones who taught me And still question what they said Every generation inherits Stories polished smooth by time But maturity means sorting through them Asking, “Is this really mine?” Bridge Not every doubt destroys a truth Not every question kills belief Sometimes letting go of certainty Is where we finally find relief I spoke as a child I thought as a child I reasoned as a child back then But growing means I follow truth Wherever truth may lead me in No hiding evidence No closing doors No choosing comfort over what’s true Give me the courage to change my mind When what I know demands I do Final Chorus It’s time to put away childish things The fear of questions, the certainty To follow wherever the evidence leads Even when it changes me I don’t need all the answers now I can say “I don’t know” somehow Humility is growing too It’s time to put away childish things Outro When I was a child I needed certainty Now I’d rather live with questions Than believe what cannot be I can wonder I can doubt I can learn what life’s about Still becoming Still seeking truth It’s time It’s time To put away childish things.
