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Chasing Dreams and Finding Wisdom: A Musical Journey by Brendan Abernathy
Lyrics
As you're growing older will you tell me why
Reflecting on growing older and seeking an explanation.
When I was younger you refused to cry
Recalling a time when the speaker's emotional expression was restricted.
As I was moving through my life at the pace of a racecar
Describing a fast-paced life, possibly filled with excitement.
Like on my graduation day
Referencing a significant moment, possibly graduation.
When I was in such a hurry I forgot to take a photo worth framing
Regret over missing an opportunity for a meaningful photo.
But at least it was raining when I walked through the Arch
Finding solace in a memory of walking through the Arch in the rain.
Now I'm growing up and I'm moving on
Acknowledging the process of growing up and moving forward.
Tempted to move back home
Temptation to return home as a part of the growing-up process.
They say youth is wasted on the young, but not where I come from
Rejecting the idea that youth is wasted, suggesting value in the speaker's origin.
I believe that wisdom's wasted on the old
Challenging the belief that wisdom is wasted on the old.
If I could go back and do what I was told
Expressing a desire to follow advice if given a chance to go back in time.
I'd be something greater than I've become
Yearning for a greater achievement based on past guidance.
But I still got time to blow, still got dreams to hold
Remaining optimistic about having time to fulfill dreams.
Still got people to meet, and I still got places to go
List of aspirations: blowing time, holding dreams, meeting people, and exploring places.
I wanna see Spain, solve the world's pain, and end up famous
Expressing a desire to visit Spain, make a positive impact, and achieve fame.
Take me back to a Little League field
Nostalgia for a simpler time on a Little League field with family support.
Parents in the grandstands, home-cooked meals
Contrasting the past with the present, mentioning fast-food and politics.
Now it's fast-food drive throughs, politics, and bad news for every conversation I guess
Expressing disappointment in the current state of conversations.
Think I'd rather talk about love and religion than
Preferencing discussions on love and religion over divisive topics.
Which vaccine that your friends' been getting, so move on
Encouraging moving on from divisive matters and finding internal sources of love.
From division, find something from within you to love them
Requesting a return to a simpler time at the age of fourteen.
Give me one more day, back when I was only fourteen
Committing to following advice and expressing love daily.
And I will do what you say, and tell you I love you every day
Accepting the inability to go back but emphasizing the opportunity for positive change.
Now that I'm older I can't go back, but I can start to make that change
Reiterating the optimistic outlook on having time to fulfill dreams and make positive changes.
Cause I still got time to blow, still got dreams to hold
Continued optimism about having time for dreams, people, and places.
Still got people to meet, and I still got places to go
Reiterating the desire to see Spain, experience love, and achieve contentment.
I wanna see Spain, fall in love in the rain, and just be okay
Expressing a desire to be okay and find contentment in life.
Just be okay
Emphasizing the core desire to be okay and content in life.
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