Growing up, is growing heavier, Wendy
Life gets meaner and unsteadier
You know why grownups can't fly, Wendy?
Worries in their pockets, that's why
Holding them down like rocks
That and their frowns
From a lifetime of thinking
Finally sinking, underground
And at the end, it's RIP
Dearly beloved he or she
A halfway decent office rat
Did a bit of this, a bit of that
Never really made a splash
And in the end they're turned to ash
Growing up would be a terrible waste of life
Losing sight of being alive
Spending time worrying about tomorrow
Wasting time counting pain and sorrow
In the end, just might-have-been's
Never-did's and could-have-seens
Let me fly before I die
I get it, Peter, life's been unkind
Being forgotten and left behind
Listen, Peter, I know you're in pain
You play it, replay it again and again
I know, Peter, never say never
It doesn't get easier if you stay here forever
The only thing that grows is
The pain you won't let go
Growing up could be an awfully great adventure
Stronger, braver, wiser in the world
And the child you are won't become a stranger
He'll be there, inside
Safe, inside
There to help you make it through the world
Don't talk to me about my pain, Wendy
Stop trying to get inside my brain
If you hate it here, then leave, Wendy
Don't try to make us all believe
You're like every adult
Acting strong and wise
But always failing each other
Like my mother and her lies
You'd better go, the three of you
Back to mummy, boo hoo hoo
Go before they shut the door
Clean out your room, sweep the floor
Start to groom someone new in place of you!
Growing up (Growing up)
Would be a terrible waste of life
(Could be an awfully great adventure)
Losing hope (Stronger, braver)
Of being alive (Wiser in the world)
The child you are won't become a stranger
He'll be there, inside
Safe, inside
There to help you make it through the world
There to help you make it through the world