teenage dream

When am I gonna stop being wise beyond my years
And just start being wise?
When am I gonna stop being a pretty young thing to guys?
When am I gonna stop being great for my age
And just start being good?
When will it stop being cool to be quietly misunderstood?

I'll blow out the candles, happy birthday to me
Got your whole life ahead of you, you're only nineteen
But I fear they already got all the best parts of me
And I'm sorry that I couldn't always be your teenage dream

When does wide-eyed affection and all good intentions
Start to not be enough?
When will everyone have every reason to call all my bluffs?
When are all my excuses of learning my lessons
Gonna start to feel sad?
Will I spend all the rest of my years wishin' I could go back?

I'll blow out the candles, happy birthday to me
Got your whole life ahead of you, you're only nineteen
But I fear they already got all the best parts of me
And I'm sorry that I couldn't always be your teenage dream

They all say that it gets better, it gets better the more you grow
Yeah, they all say that it gets better, it gets better, but what if it don't?
They all say that it gets better, it gets better the more you grow
Yeah, they all say that it gets better, it gets better, but what if it don't?
They all say that it gets better, it gets better the more you grow
Yeah, they all say that it gets better, it gets better, but what if it don't?
They all say that it gets better, it gets better the more you grow
Yeah, they all say that it gets better, it gets better, but what if it don't?