Don't Wish It All Away

I used to sleep away the mornings

Couldn't wait till the sun went down

The weekend was always calling

I couldn't wait to get myself downtown

Mom and dad would try to reach me

I was too busy to take their calls

I say I can talk tomorrow

But I never did and that's nothing new at all

But those days are long gone now

And you wake up a little older

Your baby's lying on your shoulder

And just like that, everything has changed

You can't stop time

Days will always roam on by and before you know it

You realize that nothing stays the same

If I could tell my younger self, I'd say

Don't wish it all away

Forgetting muddy in the backyard

To letting me teach you how to play guitar

I'll be there when your heart breaks

And watch you take her driving your first car

I often think if you'll be like me

Pull out of the gate when you turn 18

You probably think it's going slowly

But don't move too fast 'cause things will all work out

But I'm worrying about that now

You wake up a little older

Your teenager crying on your shoulder

And just like that, everything has changed

You can't stop time

Days will always roam on by and before you know it

You realize that nothing stays the same

If I could tell my younger self, I'd say

Don't wish it all away

'Cause just like that

It's moments you can't get back

So don't wish it all away

And you wake up a little older

You hoping that your kids come over

And just like that, everything has changed

You can't stop time

Days will always roam on by and before you know it

You realize that nothing stayed the same

If I could tell my younger self, I'd say

Even though life goes so fast

It's all okay

But don't wish it all away

Don't wish it all away