Pacing the pavement I savor the waste and the moments that you gave me My mind has been clouded with the thoughts and the memories I can't talk about The slip of the tongue Now I’m in trouble again I carry the stem of what was left to condemn I’m young and I’m dumb So sh** just happens to me I’ll struggle with who I want to be Life's so much easier I'll have you believe That everything's different when you turn eighteen I've tossed and I've turned Trying to find my way out I paint on my smile that I wear around The day I was born, the world stood still held its breath Stripped all my pride and then it left me for dead Pretend I’m not all alone or you still lay in my bed Confuse all my thoughts so that you’re not in my head Life's so much easier I'll have you believe That everything's different when you turn eighteen I've tossed and I've turned Trying to find my way out I paint on my smile that I wear around I’ve been down for a long time Now probably happy In the end it’s the same so let me stop wash rinse repeat Life's so much easier I'll have you believe That everything's different when you turn eighteen I've tossed and I've turned Trying to find my way out I paint on my smile that I wear around