When I Wanted Everything

Verse 1
DI Used To Stare Out At The School Bus
ALike It Was Some Holy, Yellow Train,
BmPromised It Would Take Me Somewhere
GPast The Edges Of My Small-Town Brain.

DWatched My Brother Smoke Behind The Shed,
AThought Dirtbag Meant Free Instead Of Lost,
BmAnd My Sister With Her Thrift-Store Magic
GMade Growing Up Look Worth The Cost.

Pre‑Chorus
BmI Wanted Every Chapter
ABefore I Learned To Read,
GWanted Life To Open Early
DLike It Owed Itself To Me.

Chorus
DI Wanted Driving, Wanted Heartbreak,
AWanted Jobs And Late-Night Fights,
BmWanted Wisdom Like A Shortcut
GTo The Map Of Being Alive.

DBut I Ran So Fast Toward Living
AThat I Tripped Over My Youth,
BmAnd The World Felt So Much Bigger
GWhen I Finally Told The Truth—

BmI Didn’t Know What Growing Up Meant,
AJust Thought It Sounded Brave,
GAnd I Wanted Everything At Once
DBefore I Knew What It Would Take.

Verse 2
DI Used To Mimic Every Adult
ALike Their Shadows Fit My Skin,
BmThought Learning Life Was Just A Checklist
GOf The Places I Could Begin.

DBut School Was Just Confusion,
AAnd Driving Felt Like Fear,
BmAnd Jobs Were Just The Quiet Proof
GThat Childhood Disappears.

Pre‑Chorus
BmI Wanted Every Answer
ABefore I Knew The Pain,
GWanted Life To Feel Like Magic
DInstead Of Weather In My Veins.

Chorus
DI Wanted Driving, Wanted Heartbreak,
AWanted Jobs And Late-Night Fights,
BmWanted Wisdom Like A Shortcut
GTo The Map Of Being Alive.

DBut I Ran So Fast Toward Living
AThat I Tripped Over My Youth,
BmAnd The World Felt So Much Bigger
GWhen I Finally Told The Truth—

BmI Didn’t Know What Growing Up Meant,
AJust Thought It Sounded Brave,
GAnd I Wanted Everything At Once
DBefore I Knew What It Would Take.

Bridge
BmMaybe Childhood Is A Promise
AThat Adulthood Can’t Keep,
GMaybe Learning Life Is Mostly
DJust The Falling And The Leap.

BmBut I Still Chase The Feeling
AOf That Bright, Unbroken Sky—
GWhen I Thought The World Was Waiting
DAnd I Only Had To Try.

Final Chorus
DI Wanted Driving, Wanted Heartbreak,
AWanted Jobs And Late-Night Fights,
BmWanted Wisdom Like A Shortcut
GTo The Map Of Being Alive.

DNow I’m Older, Still I’m Learning
AHow To Carry What I’ve Seen,
BmAnd I Miss The Kid Who Wanted Life
GLike It Was Something He Could Clean.

BmI Didn’t Know What Growing Up Meant,
ABut I’m Trying Not To Break—
G’Cause Wanting Everything At Once
DIs How You Learn What’s Yours To Take.