Growing Up

I’m a grown-up;

I just realized the other day

As I looked in the mirror

And watched my youth fade away

I used to say “ew, clothes”

When I opened my gifts on Christmas Day

Now, when I open a box of socks

All I can do is yell out “hurray.”

I used to search through the mail

Waiting for a letter with my name

Now I get so many bills

I wish my name had changed

I used to look in the mirror

And count the new hairs as they grew in

Now I count the hair that there is

As it slowly grows thin

I used to chase girls in short miniskirts

And see where the night goes

Now I tell girls

To put on more clothes

I’ve become a father, a husband,

What seems overnight

It was just yesterday that I learned

How to be responsible for my own life

I used to drive fast in the left lane

So fast, I swear I even flew

Now I’m slow and conscious

Of the drivers willing to sue

I used to sit and wonder

Why the adults scream about the President

Now I argue with them

And yell about the government

Though things have changed

It’s not all bad

Yeah, sure, I have some regrets

And been part of some fads

But growing up has had its ups

And definitely it’s downs

But there are definitely more smiles

Then there are frowns

Now, every day is not a perfect painting

There are days of yelling and complaining

But we remember those happy times

Those times we forgot about everything

And lived our happy lives