They tell you while you're young
"Girls go out and have your fun"
Then they hunt and slay the ones who actually do it
Criticize the way you fly
When you're soarin' through the sky
Shoot you down and then they sigh and say
"She looks like she's been through it"
Lord what will become of me
Once I've lost my novelty
I've had too much to drink tonight
And I know it's sad but this is what I think about
And I wake up in the middle of the night
It's like I can feel time moving
And will you still want me when I'm nothin' new
How long will it be cute
All this cryin' in my room
When you can't blame it on my youth and roll your eyes with affection
And my cheeks are growin' tired
From turnin' red and fakin' smiles
Are we only bidin' time 'til I lose your attention
And someone else lights up the room
People love an ingénue
I've had too much to drink tonight
How did I go from growin' up to breakin' down and I
Wake up
Wake up
In the middle of the night
It's like I can feel time moving
Will you still want me when I'm nothin' new
I know someday I'm gonna meet her
It's a fever dream
The kind of radiance you only have at seventeen
She'll know the way and then she'll say she got the map from me
I'll say I'm happy for her then I'll cry myself to sleep
Oh oh woah
Oh oh oh woah
I've had
I've had
Too much to drink tonight
But I wonder if they'll miss me once they drive me out
I wake up
Wake up
In the middle of the night
And I can feel time moving
And will you still want me
Will you still want me
Will you still want me
When I'm nothin' new