Conor Clemmons - Growin To Do Lyrics

Was the first day of break
Summer no school
Dad took me out to ride some coasters
Got stopped at the gate
Sign said I had to
Be 4 foot 7 or over
I tried tippy toes
Stood on dads shoes
But that line was over my head
Tears welled up, he gave me a hug
Bent down to me and said
You got the rest of your life to be older
Only so many nights to be young
You can spend your days not acting your age
But you only get to be it once
Time sure goes in a hurry
Even if you don't think it does
And this great big world
Will be right here waiting on you
While you still got growin to do
Graduation day, fresh off the stage
Boy I felt like the man
In the backyard
Family partying hard
I reached for my first cold can
It felt like a thrill, til I passed the grill
Pops smacked it out of my hand
Said there's cokes in the house
Until you move out
You're still mine little man
You got the rest of your life to be older
Only so many nights to be young
You can spend your days not acting your age
But you only get to be it once
Time sure goes in a hurry
Even if you don't think it does
And this great big world
Will be here waiting on you
Cause you still got growin to do
It's been 20 years since that coaster
10 years since my first beer
On the days when there's weight on my shoulders
I think about him and I hear
You got the rest of your life to be older
Only so many nights to be young
You can spend your days not acting your age
But you only get to be it, only get to be it
You got the rest of your life to be older
Only so many nights to be young
You can spend your days not acting your age
But you only get to be it once
Time sure goes in a hurry
Even if you don't think it does
And this great big world
Will be here waiting on you
While you still got growin, still got growin to do