You want it all right now, let's hurry up and wait Girl, you right on time, trust me, you're not too late I hate to see you rain, those mascara tears But you can drown in the water beyond your years Just don't grow up so fast You don't want to know what I know yet Maybe on paper it looks better way up here Don't you hurry, try to take it slow You will get there before you know it Ain't just the bad times, the good times too shall pass So don't grow up so fast The world will turn, shadows fall There's your pencil marks in the corner on the kitchen wall Yeah, to remind you some Just don't grow up so fast You don't want to know what I know yet Maybe on paper it looks better way up here Don't you hurry, try to take it slow You will get there before you know it Ain't just the bad times, the good times too shall pass So don't grow up so fast Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh Just don't grow up so fast You don't want to know what I know yet Maybe on paper it looks better way up here Don't you hurry, try to take it slow You will get there before you know it Ain't just the bad times, the good times too shall pass There's only so much sand in the hour glass So don't grow up so fast Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh

The love between the two of us was dying And it got so bad I knew I had to leave But halfway down that highway when I turned around I Saw My little daughter running after me Crying Daddy, don't you walk so fast Daddy, don't you walk so fast Daddy, slow down some 'cause you're makin' me run Daddy, don't you walk so fast Now, it broke my heart to tell my little daughter That her daddy had to run to catch a train She had no way of knowin' I was leavin' home for good I turned around and there she was again As she said to me Daddy, don't you walk so fast Daddy, don't you walk so fast Daddy, slow down some 'cause you're makin' me run Daddy, don't you walk so fast If only for the sake of my sweet daughter I just had to turn back home right there and then And try to start a new life with the mother of my child I couldn't bear to hear those words again She cried and said Daddy, don't you walk so fast (My daughter cried) Daddy, don't you walk so fast Daddy, slow down some 'cause you're makin' me run Daddy, don't you walk so fast Daddy, slow down some 'cause you're makin' me run Oh, daddy, don't you walk so fast

Little did I know shit would get so crazy So fast, so maybe I'll get baked on the daily Put my feet up, let my mind go hazy Little did I know shit would get this gnarly This quickly, I hardly Had time to think Uh-uh, no time to think If you like S&M, go choke a bitch If you wanna just blaze, go smoke a spliff If you got an envelope, go open it If you need to urinate, stop holding it If you're mad fed up, find a bone to pick And if you wanna get laid, then don't commit Relax, bubble bath, go soak in it Dead broke, but you got a couple poker chips Feeling hopeless, 'cause it's all downhill From the moment that you're born to the moment that you're killed Well, at least when you're dead You could get a little God damn rest See, I've been outta whack since '92 When my folks split up and I came unglued And I haven't really slept that well since then Staring at alarm clocks on my nightstands But now I'm married to the kick drum Sampling loops like they're dim sum Tell myself I think I can, little engine But sometimes seems like it's all been done I wanna end on a good note But damn, I misspoke, so I retract everything I said Outta rise and shine, think I'll stay in bed Little did I know shit would get so crazy So fast, so maybe I'll get baked on the daily Put my feet up, let my mind go hazy Little did I know shit would get this gnarly This quickly, I hardly Had time to think Uh-uh, no time to think If you want nice eyes, wear Maybelline If you need a new friend, pick Rachel Greene If you wanna act wild, go make a scene Getting paid over here, baby ching-a-ling If you're scared to propose, then save the ring And if he can't hit it right, fake a scream Life sucker punch might break your spleen So you better get used to the pace of things 'Cause basically, it's like stress non-stop From the moment that you're born to the moment that you drop Well, at least when you're dead You could get a little peace in the head See, I've been feeling blue since '99 When I realized I'm a slave to time And the minutes that we got, all limited in stock When I'm looking at my watch just wasting mine Ah, caught a glimpse of the action Since that day, I felt the passion Don't just talk, go make it happen Three points in the clutch, John Paxson But I'm maxing everything out, damn And the same doubts Keep weighing on my brain Outta rise and shine, think I'll just complain Little did I know shit would get so crazy So fast, so maybe I'll get baked on the daily Put my feet up, let my mind go hazy Little did I know shit would get this gnarly This quickly, I hardly Had time to think Uh-uh, no time to think Little did I know shit would get so crazy So fast, so maybe I'll get baked on the daily Put my feet up, let my mind go hazy Little did I know shit would get this gnarly This quickly, I hardly Had time to think Uh-uh, no time to think If you like what you have and you got what you need If your apartment is the place to be If you eat sweet crêpes or savory Wanna get in touch, so you're paging me If you stalk down your rival, and break her knee If you're wandering the earth aimlessly Tryna learn it all, A to Z But you can't get it up when you lay the D Well, I suggest you switch your mind state When people ask you how it's going just say, "I'm great" Okay Well, I suggest you switch your mind state When people ask you how it's going just say, "I'm great" I'm great

One by one, one by one, we all fall One by one, oh, one by one, we will all fall Open your arms wide Open your eyes wide Brother, run fast They're coming your way Oh, brother, run fast They're headin' your way I've got my heart bleeding for a change I've stood by and closed my eyes in shame You'll see them someday, you'll find them again As the good Lord will give, the good Lord will take Oh, brother, run fast, brother, run fast They're coming your way, coming your way Brother, run fast, brother, run fast They're headin' your way, headin' your way It's best you not speak of what you found Please don't pass judgement on me now Don't seek the truth, they'll make their own rules And when they've come for me They'll come back for you Oh, brother, run fast, brother, run fast They're coming your way, coming your way Brother, run fast, brother, run fast They're headin' your way, headin' your way One by one, I One by one, we all fall One by one, oh-oh One by one, we will all fall One by one One by one, we all fall Spreadin' your arms wide Open your eyes wide Brother, run fast They're coming your way Oh, brother, run fast, brother, run fast They're coming your way Coming your way, oh Brother, run fast, brother, run fast They're headin' your way, headin' your way Brother, run fast, brother, run fast Brother, don't break Brother, don't break Brother, run fast They're coming your way