Adult

I will wake you up at 7 in the morning I will make you breakfast while you're dreading school I will sit there with you 'til you're done Say, "I know baby, it's not fun" But it's what you gotta do I will walk with you until we reach the bus stop I will pack the snacks you need to eat that day I will watch you board the bus And say, "Call me if things get tough" And I will wave at you until it drives away And I will shout your story 'cause you kept it quiet I will not stand down when they ask for your silence And when you need somebody older To tell you it's not your fault I'll be that adult, that adult I'll be that adult, that adult I will drive you to the shitty high school party I will pour you water and tell you that it's beer And when you slur to me that life's unfair I'll just agree and stroke your hair And wish that you could see that I am here And I will tuck you into bed when you get sleepy I will look at you and wish you knew about me Because the rules of this time travel Say I'm not allowed to tell you That we're happier now that we're 23 And how we shout your story 'cause you kept it quiet And how we don't stand down when they ask for our silence And 'cause you needed somebody older To tell you it's not your fault You become that adult, that adult We became that adult, that adult