Act Your Ages

When we were kids we did not care
About the things we said or we did
But you soon realize to see yourself
Through other people’s pryin' eyes
Act your ages, whatever that means
Do or die, you better slow down
You can act outrageous when you’re in your late teens
You and I know better by now
Would’ve died of disgust
If I knew then the things I know today
'Cause I was just the way that it is
Guys get shirts and every imposition hurts
Act your ages, whatever that means
Do or die, you better slow down
You can act outrageous when you’re in your late teens
You and I know better by now
So much time between
Who we are and who we imagine we might have been
Some have moved on to better things
But some already are dead and gone
I don’t mean to suggest
You phone it in or that we shouldn’t all do our best
If you’re lucky you get not to regret
You ended up where you are
Act your ages, whatever that means
Do or die, you better slow down
You can act outrageous, these are the late teens
You and I know better by, here we are
Act your ages, whatever that means
Do or die, you better slow down
You can act outrageous when you’re in your late teens
You and I know better by now
You and I know better by now
You and I know better by now