Growing Up Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I dried my eyes, now I'll crust them with sleep
I'll crust them over
She begged me, "Don't hate me"
She spun me a story
Where winning looks like losing
And I'm winning every time
So thread spools, sweetie, get ready
Until my silk is sold
[Chorus]
Growing up
Growing up
Growing up
[Post-Chorus]
Yeah! I'll find myself anew
Yeah! I'll find myself anew
[Verse 2]
I've dried my eyes, now it's "Rushmore"
I'm deep with futures like Chicago
No, Glenview never meant a thing to me
She never meant a thing to me
Except for putting idealists in a body bag
I dried my eyes, now I'll crust them with sleep
I'll crust them over
She begged me, "Don't hate me"
She spun me a story
Where winning looks like losing
And I'm winning every time
So thread spools, sweetie, get ready
Until my silk is sold
[Chorus]
Growing up
Growing up
Growing up
[Post-Chorus]
Yeah! I'll find myself anew
Yeah! I'll find myself anew
[Verse 2]
I've dried my eyes, now it's "Rushmore"
I'm deep with futures like Chicago
No, Glenview never meant a thing to me
She never meant a thing to me
Except for putting idealists in a body bag
Forget it
I'll go out tonight and piss on her doorstep
And listen to The Misfits "Where Eagles Dare"
To swallow whole
[Chorus]
Up
Growing up
Growing up
Go!
[Bridge]
Whoa, I guess I'm my own better half
Whoa, I guess I'm my own better half
[Outro]
Whoa, yeah, I guess I'm on my own
Yeah, yeah, I guess I'm on my own
Yeah, I guess I'm on my own
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I guess I'm on my own
I'll go out tonight and piss on her doorstep
And listen to The Misfits "Where Eagles Dare"
To swallow whole
[Chorus]
Up
Growing up
Growing up
Go!
[Bridge]
Whoa, I guess I'm my own better half
Whoa, I guess I'm my own better half
[Outro]
Whoa, yeah, I guess I'm on my own
Yeah, yeah, I guess I'm on my own
Yeah, I guess I'm on my own
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I guess I'm on my own
About
Genius Annotation
“Growing Up” is the fourth track off the 2002 split EP Project Rocket / Fall Out Boy, as well as the fifth track off the 2003 EP Fall Out Boy’s Evening Out With Your Girlfriend.
It was also included on the 2009 greatest hits album Believers Never Die–Greatest Hits as the eighteenth track.
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- 3.Saturday
- 5.Dance, Dance
- 11.Beat It
- 12.I Don’t Care
- 15.Alpha Dog
- 18.Growing Up
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Background Vocals
Rhythm Guitar
Bass Guitar
Drums
Vocals
Released on
May 28, 2002
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