When I Wanted Everything

Verse 1
EI Used To Stare Out At The School Bus
BLike It Was Some Holy, Yellow Train,
C#mPromised It Would Take Me Somewhere
APast The Edges Of My Small-Town Brain.

EWatched My Brother Smoke Behind The Shed,
BThought Dirtbag Meant Free Instead Of Lost,
C#mAnd My Sister With Her Thrift-Store Magic
AMade Growing Up Look Worth The Cost.

Pre‑Chorus
C#mI Wanted Every Chapter
BBefore I Learned To Read,
AWanted Life To Open Early
ELike It Owed Itself To Me.

Chorus
EI Wanted Driving, Wanted Heartbreak,
BWanted Jobs And Late-Night Fights,
C#mWanted Wisdom Like A Shortcut
ATo The Map Of Being Alive.

EBut I Ran So Fast Toward Living
BThat I Tripped Over My Youth,
C#mAnd The World Felt So Much Bigger
AWhen I Finally Told The Truth—

C#mI Didn’t Know What Growing Up Meant,
BJust Thought It Sounded Brave,
AAnd I Wanted Everything At Once
EBefore I Knew What It Would Take.

Verse 2
EI Used To Mimic Every Adult
BLike Their Shadows Fit My Skin,
C#mThought Learning Life Was Just A Checklist
AOf The Places I Could Begin.

EBut School Was Just Confusion,
BAnd Driving Felt Like Fear,
C#mAnd Jobs Were Just The Quiet Proof
AThat Childhood Disappears.

Pre‑Chorus
C#mI Wanted Every Answer
BBefore I Knew The Pain,
AWanted Life To Feel Like Magic
EInstead Of Weather In My Veins.

Chorus
EI Wanted Driving, Wanted Heartbreak,
BWanted Jobs And Late-Night Fights,
C#mWanted Wisdom Like A Shortcut
ATo The Map Of Being Alive.

EBut I Ran So Fast Toward Living
BThat I Tripped Over My Youth,
C#mAnd The World Felt So Much Bigger
AWhen I Finally Told The Truth—

C#mI Didn’t Know What Growing Up Meant,
BJust Thought It Sounded Brave,
AAnd I Wanted Everything At Once
EBefore I Knew What It Would Take.

Bridge
C#mMaybe Childhood Is A Promise
BThat Adulthood Can’t Keep,
AMaybe Learning Life Is Mostly
EJust The Falling And The Leap.

C#mBut I Still Chase The Feeling
BOf That Bright, Unbroken Sky—
AWhen I Thought The World Was Waiting
EAnd I Only Had To Try.

Final Chorus
EI Wanted Driving, Wanted Heartbreak,
BWanted Jobs And Late-Night Fights,
C#mWanted Wisdom Like A Shortcut
ATo The Map Of Being Alive.

ENow I’m Older, Still I’m Learning
BHow To Carry What I’ve Seen,
C#mAnd I Miss The Kid Who Wanted Life
ALike It Was Something He Could Clean.

C#mI Didn’t Know What Growing Up Meant,
BBut I’m Trying Not To Break—
A’Cause Wanting Everything At Once
EIs How You Learn What’s Yours To Take.