Never Grow Up
Dan was in the car. Nellie and Amy were going to drop him off at College. He and Amy didn't have the same college. Dan had his iPod with him. Amy stared out the window. Amy had thrown a fit when Dan said he'd just go with Hamilton. Dan didn't understand why Amy and Nellie were just so protective. I was Eighteen now anyway.
I can take care of myself. A song came on his iPod. It was unfamiliar to him. It just played. Then the lyrics came. He hummed along softly.
Your little hands wrapped
Around my finger and it's
So quiet in the world tonight
Well, it's always quiet at night...
Your little eyelids flutter cause
You're dreaming so I tuck you in
Turn on your favorite night light
Dan flash backs to when he was seven... Amy always tucked himin.
To you, everything's funny
You got nothing to regret
I'd give all I have honey
If you could stay like that
I'd rather not be like that...
Oh darling don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up
Just stay this little
Why should I, I mean, growing up will be so much fun...
Oh darling don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up
It could stay this simple
What's simple? Even if I stay a kid, I would still have leave... Right?
I won't let nobody hurt you
Won't let no one break your heart
No one will desert you
Just try to never grow up
Never grow up
I can take care of myself... I've been trained...
You're in the car on the
Way to the movies and you're
Mortified your mom's dropping you off
To college, actually, and my mom's not even here...
At 14 there's so much you can't do and
You can't wait to move out
Someday and call your own shots
Exactly...
But don't make
Her drop you off around the block
Remember that she's getting older too
Who? Nellie or Amy? But yeah, I guess...
And don't lose the way that you dance
Around in your PJ's
Getting ready for school
But I don't use my Pj's anymore...
Oh darling don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up
Just stay this little
Oh darling don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up
It could stay this simple
It's never simple...
And no one's ever burned you
Nothing's ever left you scarred
And even though you want to
Just try to never grow up
I want to move out... Leave the hugs, and the mental chats, the waffles and the Zucchini curls... I want to grow up!
Take pictures in your mind
Of your childhood room
It's like a permanent tatoo on my mind...
Memorize what it sounded like
When your dad gets home
IF he gets home...
Remember the footsteps
Remember the words said
And all your little brother's favorite songs
If I had a little brother, but I guess same goes for my older sister...
I just realized everything I have
Is someday gonna be gone
So here I am in my
New apartment
In a big city, they just dropped me off
Just a few more minutes before that happens...
It's so much colder than I thought it would be
So I tuck myself in, and turn my night light on
I sure hope Amy won't find out that I brought my night light...
Wish I'd never grown up
I wish I'd never grown up
Oh, I don't wanna grown up
Wish I'd never grown up
Could still be little
Oh, I don't wanna grow up
Wish I'd never grown up
Well, I'm starting to dread the idea of College now... I just want to stay with Amy... at HER College...
It could still be simple
Oh darling don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up
Just stay this little
Oh darling don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up
It could stay this simple
Won't let nobody hurt you
Won't let no one break your heart
And even though you want to
Yeah, I wanted to… as in past tense...
Please try to never grow up
Oh woah, woah
Don't you ever grow up
Ohh (never grow up)
Just never grow up
"Dan! Snap out of it... We're here!" Amy said."Yeah, Yeah... Wait" Dan said as he tried to haul his back pack out of the seat. His other stuff were easier to carry.
Dan waved goodbye to them and turned around. The place was huge... The dorm was just to his right. Dan took a few steps, then turned and ran. He hugged Amy and Nellie and said.
"I'm going to miss you..." "We'll miss you too kiddo, and remember to call us!" Nellie called after him.