When I Wanted Everything

Verse 1
AI Used To Stare Out At The School Bus
ELike It Was Some Holy, Yellow Train,
F#mPromised It Would Take Me Somewhere
DPast The Edges Of My Small-Town Brain.

AWatched My Brother Smoke Behind The Shed,
EThought Dirtbag Meant Free Instead Of Lost,
F#mAnd My Sister With Her Thrift-Store Magic
DMade Growing Up Look Worth The Cost.

Pre‑Chorus
F#mI Wanted Every Chapter
EBefore I Learned To Read,
DWanted Life To Open Early
ALike It Owed Itself To Me.

Chorus
AI Wanted Driving, Wanted Heartbreak,
EWanted Jobs And Late-Night Fights,
F#mWanted Wisdom Like A Shortcut
DTo The Map Of Being Alive.

ABut I Ran So Fast Toward Living
EThat I Tripped Over My Youth,
F#mAnd The World Felt So Much Bigger
DWhen I Finally Told The Truth—

F#mI Didn’t Know What Growing Up Meant,
EJust Thought It Sounded Brave,
DAnd I Wanted Everything At Once
ABefore I Knew What It Would Take.

Verse 2
AI Used To Mimic Every Adult
ELike Their Shadows Fit My Skin,
F#mThought Learning Life Was Just A Checklist
DOf The Places I Could Begin.

ABut School Was Just Confusion,
EAnd Driving Felt Like Fear,
F#mAnd Jobs Were Just The Quiet Proof
DThat Childhood Disappears.

Pre‑Chorus
F#mI Wanted Every Answer
EBefore I Knew The Pain,
DWanted Life To Feel Like Magic
AInstead Of Weather In My Veins.

Chorus
AI Wanted Driving, Wanted Heartbreak,
EWanted Jobs And Late-Night Fights,
F#mWanted Wisdom Like A Shortcut
DTo The Map Of Being Alive.

ABut I Ran So Fast Toward Living
EThat I Tripped Over My Youth,
F#mAnd The World Felt So Much Bigger
DWhen I Finally Told The Truth—

F#mI Didn’t Know What Growing Up Meant,
EJust Thought It Sounded Brave,
DAnd I Wanted Everything At Once
ABefore I Knew What It Would Take.

Bridge
F#mMaybe Childhood Is A Promise
EThat Adulthood Can’t Keep,
DMaybe Learning Life Is Mostly
AJust The Falling And The Leap.

F#mBut I Still Chase The Feeling
EOf That Bright, Unbroken Sky—
DWhen I Thought The World Was Waiting
AAnd I Only Had To Try.

Final Chorus
AI Wanted Driving, Wanted Heartbreak,
EWanted Jobs And Late-Night Fights,
F#mWanted Wisdom Like A Shortcut
DTo The Map Of Being Alive.

ANow I’m Older, Still I’m Learning
EHow To Carry What I’ve Seen,
F#mAnd I Miss The Kid Who Wanted Life
DLike It Was Something He Could Clean.

F#mI Didn’t Know What Growing Up Meant,
EBut I’m Trying Not To Break—
D’Cause Wanting Everything At Once
AIs How You Learn What’s Yours To Take.