I Don’t Want to Adult Anymore
Adulting is sucking my will to live.
Sucking me dry what more can I give?
5 months in a row, rent's 12 days past due.
Pants for my kid? He's only got 2.
A shut off notice taped to the front door;
I don't understand how I got so poor!
An angry scraping from under the car;
I'm afraid it won't get us all that far.
Unopened mail stacked 4 inches deep...
If I fall out now, that's 4 hours of sleep.
Money in the bank, but I lack the will.
Adulting is struggling to pay the bills.
Every week day, I drive the same way;
I parked in this same spot yesterday.
I smile and nod at the same old faces.
Go auto-pilot through the same old places.
I buy the same groceries at the same store
The butcher has been there a decade or more.
3 inches of roots, and hair turning white...
Fine lines and wrinkles appear in the night.
I see the same moms at practice and games
In 20 years all that's changed are last names.
Last month an unwanted pregnancy scare,
I don't want to be a grandma, this isn't fair!
I'm not ready to give up, give in to my years
Adulting is watching your youth disappear.
Adulting means arriving on time to work,
No losing tempers when the boss is a jerk.
It's researching options of insurance plans,
It's trading convertibles for minivans.
Adulting is carpools and play dates and naps,
To yell as an adult, I type in ALL CAPS.
Vacation is planned a year in advance,
Embarrass the offspring whenever I dance.
Adulting at meals means healthy is good,
The bowels need fiber that tastes like wood.
There's so much pressure & so much worry,
Adulting is everything done in a hurry.
I find it odd how kids rush to be grown,
I did it myself, if only I'd known...
Adulting's not fun, responsibilities are tough,
No one really cares, and life is often rough.
Kids will eat a pizza and 2 pieces of cake,
Adults eat half that, then have a bellyache!
Adulting means ambition, aim for the sky!
Check your cholesterol or you might die!
No more blind faith in childhood magic,
Forward momentum, Adulting is tragic.