Hallway Cold

Verse 1

Mm

Twelve years old with my jacket zipped high

Tucking in my chin when they walked by

Learned to count the seconds till the bell

Built a wall of quiet no one fell

Pre-Chorus

And I knew the names they called me

Knew I couldn't change them fast enough

So I grew my smile into armor

Learned to take the sharp edge of their laughter

Chorus

I was young but I grew up early

Holding my own hand through the hallway cold

I was young but I grew up early

Carried the heavy and I learned to let it go slow

Mm-mm, let it go

Verse 2

Mornings spent tying up my sleeves

Manners sharpened for the ones who leave

Dad said stand up straight and don't look down

So I wore my shoulders like a crown

Pre-Chorus

And I studied every mirror like a map

Every scar a line they couldn't smudge

So I turned my pain into a training

Learned to let the noise just pass on through

Chorus

I was young but I grew up early

Holding my own hand through the hallway cold

I was young but I grew up early

Carried the heavy and I learned to let it go slow

Mm-mm, let it go

Bridge

Now I see the kid I used to hide

He's the reason that I still stand tall tonight

Every whisper built a different bone

Now I walk the world I built alone

Chorus

I was young but I grew up early

Holding my own hand through the hallway cold

I was young but I grew up early

Carried the heavy and I learned to let it go slow

Mm-mm, let it go slow