RETRO FUTURE

 1.                                        

My mind keeps drifting back to the good old days

At this point I’m doing more remembering than living

I can’t live in the past

But I can spend hours on end wishing I could.

I’ve lived this long and all I’ve got to show for it?

A few academic certificates,

And some half-hearted birthday celebrations.

It’s quite pathetic really

And it’s a particular emptiness

That always hits me on my birthday,

The realization that I’m growing up

Without my permission.

School, responsibilities, career, life!

All the things I simply have to handle as I grow older

I don’t want a birthday present

I want a reason to feel like my birthday is worth celebrating

2.

I spent most of my youth

Observing the world objectively

It’s one of the few habits

I think I’ll always carry

I am not scared of growing up

But there’s something about growing old

Is it fear, uncertainty?

It’s easy to say goodbye to your youth

As long as you don’t realize that you’re doing it

3.

I spent most of my youth

Observing the world objectively

It’s one of the few habits

I think I’ll always carry

I am not scared of growing up

But there’s something about growing old

Is it fear, uncertainty?

It’s easy to say goodbye to your youth

As long as you don’t realize that you’re doing it