[Verse 1] The sidewalk chalk is fading By the hose in the yard Your shoes are lined by the porch step Like a row of guards Your bike sits in the driveway Rusting red in the sun You said, "Let's keep the last game going" Till the whole day's done [Pre-Chorus] We were kings in the backseat Crowns made out of cans Now the clock keeps calling And I don't understand [Chorus] Don't make me grow up Don't make me go I wanna keep my plastic trains And my cardboard roads Don't make me grow up Let the whole thing stay I still hear your laugh In the dirt and the rain [Verse 2] The treehouse boards are sagging There's a nail in the wall We carved our names in trouble When we were small Now the bed is too quiet And the game box is cold I hold my breath at bedtime Like I did before [Pre-Chorus] We were kings in the backseat Crowns made out of cans Now the clock keeps calling And I don't understand [Chorus] Don't make me grow up Don't make me go I wanna keep my plastic trains And my cardboard roads Don't make me grow up Let the whole thing stay I still hear your laugh In the dirt and the rain [Bridge] If I stay this size Will you still know my name? Will you save me a place In the middle of the game? [Chorus] Don't make me grow up Don't make me go I wanna keep my plastic trains And my cardboard roads Don't make me grow up Let the whole thing stay I still hear your laugh In the dirt and the rain [Outro] The porch light's on But we don't go in We stand in the yard And begin again
