[Intro] Yeah… Here we go… Not a chance! [Verse 1 — ight bass pocket, dry drums, clavinet jabs, sparse wah guitar] They say maybe act your age Maybe turn the music down Maybe find yourself a real job Quit your running all around Cut your hair and lose the leather Put your wild years away I spent long enough being careful I think I’ve earned a break [Pre-Chorus — groove tightens; short band responses] My mother… (Really?) Says my hair has got to go My friends… (Come on!) Say I’m putting on a show My boss… (What boss?) Says I need a backup plan Everybody has advice I just grin and change the plan [Chorus — full five-man vocal; bigger fuzz guitars, bass groove never stops] Grow up! (Yeah!) That’s what people say Grow up! (Yeah!) Maybe some other day Grow up! (Yeah!) I’ve been grown enough I’m old enough to know better Young enough to not grow up [Instrumental Turn — bass and wah guitar trade short phrases; clavinet stabs] [Verse 2 — shared male leads; same groove, slightly more guitar] Took the jump they called too stupid Hit the ground and tried once more Traded cleats and skis for spotlights Found out what the stage was for Missed the safe and sensible road Chose the one without a map If that’s some kind of crisis I’m not asking for it back [Pre-Chorus — playful call-and-response; drums add tom accents] My scars… (Worth it!) Tell me where I’ve already been My phone… (Ignore it!) Says they’re calling me again My brain… (Let’s go!) Says there’s something left to prove Everybody says grow up We’ve got better things to do [Chorus — full five-man vocal; stacked harmony on final two lines] Grow up! (Yeah!) That’s what people say Grow up! (Yeah!) Maybe some other day Grow up! (Yeah!) I’ve been grown enough I’m old enough to know better Young enough to not grow up [Psychedelic Break — bass and percussion continue; guitars become warped and spacious; voices move around the stereo field] [Bridge] We took chances We got knocked down We got told to settle down Took the long way and we somehow Ended up here anyhow So don’t tell us where to stand Or what we’re supposed to want Being young won’t last forever [Beat of silence] Growing up? We did enough. [Final Chorus — explosive return; fuzz guitar, bass and drums locked together] Grow up! (Yeah!) That’s what people say Grow up! (Yeah!) Maybe some other day Grow up! (Yeah!) I’ve been grown enough I’m old enough to know better Young enough to not grow up [Final Chorus 2 — loosened delivery, ad-libs around lead] Grow up! (Yeah!) Not before I’m through Grow up! (Yeah!) Got some living left to do Grow up! (Yeah!) I’ve been grown enough I’m old enough to know better Old enough to not grow up [Outro ] Still irresponsible… Just louder now… See you tomorrow! [Band hit]
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