[Verse 1] They traded skateboards For strollers and spreadsheets Same bar Same street But they talk like strangers They raise their glasses To mortgages Milestones I raise mine To the kid I still am [Pre-Chorus] They say “you’ll get it” Like it’s some secret door I jiggle the handle Fall flat on the floor (hey!) [Chorus] I’m a clown in a closed-down circus Face paint cracking in the rain All the seats are stacked in corners Everyone grew up and changed I’m still juggling cheap red plastic Dropping balls and saying “wow” If growing up means feeling this stuck Guess I’ll stay the last fool in this town (oh-oh) Guess I’ll stay the last fool in this town [Verse 2] They post their babies Their balanced routines I post bad selfies And half-finished dreams They’ve got calendars Crowded with plans I’ve got ink on my fingers And holes in my vans [Pre-Chorus] They call it “progress” Like a straight clean line Mine’s a spiral staircase That I skate down half the time (yeah) [Chorus] I’m a clown in a closed-down circus Face paint cracking in the rain All the seats are stacked in corners Everyone grew up and changed I’m still juggling cheap red plastic Dropping balls and saying “wow” If growing up means feeling this stuck Guess I’ll stay the last fool in this town (hey!) Guess I’ll stay the last fool in this town [Bridge] Do you remember Late night parking lot kingdoms Cardboard crowns And sugar-rush vows You said we’d never Sell our hearts at a desk Now you’re learning to love Your lunch break [Bridge] So I’ll pitch my tent In this empty lot Paint my own sky On the boarded-up shop Spin in the dust Til I fall back down Laugh at the crack In my busted crown (woah) [Chorus] I’m a clown in a closed-down circus Face paint cracking in the rain All the seats are stacked in corners Everyone grew up and changed I’m still juggling cheap red plastic Dropping balls and saying “wow” If being serious means feeling this hollow Guess I’m staying the last fool in this town Yeah I’ll stay the last fool in this town
