Lyrics

COMING OF AGE

By: Jim L'Esperance

Sun went down
Another day went by
Looked in the mirror
And I swore i'd try
A life time of promises
And too many dreams
You go to open up another door
It ain't what it seems
And it Feels like a train comin' at me
Or is it just Father Time?
I gotta figure someone’s got the answers
None of them are mine


Old man on a park bench
Sippin' on some tea
I get this feelin'
That he’s thinkin' about me
Lookin in from the outside
I’m so strong and slim
But he don’t know
Sometimes, i wish I were him
Cuz it Feels like a train comin' at me
Or is that just Father Time
I gotta figure someone’s got the answers
None of them are mine


They tell me that I'm young and brilliant
I got the whole world by the tail
I got nothin' to stop me
Nothin' but wind in my sail
But they don’t see me wake every morning
Strugglin' just to inhale
Well I think I can do it
But I’m so afraid to fail


My father’s parents
Never showed for a game
So he swore when he had me
He wouldn’t do the same
But there’s still somethin' broken
That he just doesn’t see
He’s thinkin' all that focus
Makes it easy on me
But it Feels like a train comin' at me
Or is that just Father Time
I gotta figure someone’s got the answers
None of them are mine


Cuz I got too many options
Too much to say
I feel like everybody’s watching
As I get in my own way
I’m locked in a game
That I’m tryin to win
But I don’t even feel right
In my own skin


They say that the coming of age
Is all the rage
Like the middle of a good book
Just the turn of a page
But I know for me
It’s so hard just to be
Cuz the last page isn’t written yet
That one’s up to me


They tell me that i'm young and brilliant
I got the world by the tail
I got nothin to stop me
Nothin but wind in my sail
But they don’t see me wake every morning
Strugglin' just to inhale
Well I think I can do it
But I'm so afraid to fail
Yeah I know I can do it
But I’m still afraid to fail