Listen to Older by Alec Benjamin

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Alec Benjamin

Vocals

Zach Skelton

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COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Alec Benjamin

Songwriter

Charlie Puth

Songwriter

Ryan Tedder

Songwriter

Zach Skelton

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Zach Skelton

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Chris Gehringer

Chris Gehringer

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Manny Marroquin

Manny Marroquin

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Tiggs

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Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I'm not prepared for the future

So many things that I just don't know, I

Cut my hair, bought a new shirt

New pair of shoes and

It's time to go, I

Finally found an apartment

Signed a lease on a car this month, I

Can't go back to the start now

Time doesn't slow down

I'm on my own

[Verse 2]

Guess my childhood is over

Now I'm taking down my posters

And I'm putting all my things inside a box next to a toaster

That's my closest thing to closure

I can't stop this rollercoaster

I'm not ready to get older, I'm not ready to get older

[Verse 3]

Guess my childhood is over

Now I'm taking down my posters

And I'm telling all my friends we'll get together next October

That's my closest thing to closure

I can't stop this rollercoaster

I'm not ready to get older, I'm not ready to get older

[Verse 4]

Never thought I'd be twenty

Now thirty don't seem so far away

I know I gotta make a little money then maybe find somebody

To call my own

Mmm, I'm not ready but, I

Can't go back in time, I

Know it's all out my control

Now I know

[Verse 5]

Guess my childhood is over

Now I'm taking down my posters

And I'm putting all my things inside a box next to a toaster

That's my closest thing to closure

I can't stop this rollercoaster

I'm not ready to get older, I'm not ready to get older

Guess my childhood is over

Now I'm taking down my posters

And I'm telling all my friends we'll get together next October

That's my closest thing to closure

I can't stop this rollercoaster

I'm not ready to get older, I'm not ready to get older

[Verse 6]

Guess my childhood is over

One day I'll be buying posters for my kids

Just like my parents did for me, it's never over

They'll grow up and soon enough

They'll wish that time would just move slower

I'm not ready to get older, I'm not ready to get older

Guess my childhood is over

Now I'm taking down my posters

And I'm putting all my things inside a box next to a toaster

That's my closest thing to closure

I can't stop this rollercoaster

I'm not ready to get older, I'm not ready to get older

[Verse 7]

I'm not prepared for the future

So many things that I just don't know, I

Cut my hair, bought a new shirt

New pair of shoes and

It's time to go

Written by: Alec Benjamin, Charlie Puth, Ryan Tedder, Zach Skelton

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