Getting Older

Instrumental Intro

Verse 1

I used to think the world was simple

Black and white and everything was clear

Now every answer pulls a new thread loose

And I'm unraveling right here

Chorus

Growing up is just learning to say goodbye

To the boy who swore he'd never cry

The future's a door I'm scared to open

But hope keeps a light on inside

Verse 2

My hands are shaking on the things I know

Each goodbye makes room for what I grow

I hear my father's voice inside my head

Telling me the fear will fade with time instead

Pre-Chorus

And I don't wanna stand here frozen

Watching all my chances drift away

But something in me keeps on hoping

That the sadness won't stay

Chorus

Growing up is just learning to say goodbye

To the boy who swore he'd never cry

The future's a door I'm scared to open

But hope keeps a light on inside

Guitar Solo

Bridge

I see the whole world clearer now

Through tears that taught me how

To hold the fear and still move on

To fall apart and be reborn

Chorus

Growing up is just learning to say goodbye

To the boy who swore he'd never cry

The future's a door I'm scared to open

But hope keeps a light on inside

Outro

Keep a light on

Keep a light on

Inside