Milkshakes and family around the TV screen on every Thursday night

To watch a show about death and crimes 

And when it ends, it doesn't feel right

 

Forward a few years later

As my mother yells at me for walking around the park too late with friends

I though I had to hate her

 

Forward even further to when embarassment begins to kick in

A need for new shirts and shoes

To be "happy" and to have "cool" friends

 

There's a new chapter in my life here and high school starts now

A new brand of thinking

Yet I still don't know how

 

I start to develop political views

and learn about science and calculus

A little different from learning to tie my shoes

 

And now I'm here

Somewhat, kind-of grown up

And now I finally know what I hold dear

 

I'm still trying to find myself in this crazy world

But I can quite do so with the studying and thought

I just want to be heard

 

I know I'm grown up because I know that I'm not

There's much more life to learn

Quite a lot