I Don’t Want to Grow Up (Author Unknown)

I Don’t Want to Grow Up (Author Unknown)

I don’t want to grow up, it’s just not for me

I want to stay young and carefree

I don’t want to worry about bills and rent

Or all the responsibilities that adulthood has sent

I want to play all day and have no cares

I want to run through fields and climb up stairs

I want to believe in fairy tales and magic

And not have to face the harsh and tragic

I want to stay innocent and pure

I want to believe that love will always endure

I want to dream big and reach for the stars

And not be limited by society’s bars

I don’t want to grow up, not just yet

I want to hold on to my youth and forget

About the pressures and stresses that come with age

I want to stay young and never turn the page

But alas, time marches on and I must grow

I must face the challenges and highs and lows

I may not want to grow up, but I must

And I’ll hold on to my youth and dreams, I trust.