Take Flight

So this is a song I wrote when I turned 18. It kind of narrates my feelings of fear of ageing and then snapping out of it and taking life by the reins instead :)

Am I really, eighteen, already?
Don't know where the time went but it's gone
No more time for games, no more fun, no more songs
Gotta work, work, work all life long

And before I know it, I'll be twenty-one
Where's Neverland? I'm not ready to grow up
I put my hands out trying to stop the time
Of course, it didn't work
It's driving me out my mind

So I stare me in the mirror knowing what I gotta do
Paint my goals, build my dreams and make'em come true
Then I'll smile 'cause I know
In this race against time, I'll do me right, spread my wings
And take flight

They say the only certain thing in life is change
Well I hate losing my friends to change
But along the way I've met the prettiest creatures
So I'm letting go while hanging on

And before you know it, the year'd be gone
So get yourself up, don't take too long
And stop feeling sorry, you ain't got the time
What're you worried about? You're gonna be just fine


So I stare me in the mirror knowing what I gotta do
Paint my goals, build my dreams and make'em come true
Then I'll smile 'cause I know
In this race against time, I'll do me right, spread my wings
And take flight

And before I know it, I'll be twenty-one
And before I know it, I'll be livin' it up some day
And before I know it, I'll be saving the world
But not today, 'cause today, I start


So I stare me in the mirror knowing what I gotta do
Paint my goals, build my dreams and make'em come true
Then I'll smile 'cause I know
In this race against time, I'll do me right, spread my wings
And take flight

;)