I used to sleep away the mornings Couldn't wait till the sun went down
The weekend was always calling I couldn't wait to get myself downtown
Mom and dad would try to reach me I was too busy to take their calls
I'd say I can talk tomorrow But I never did and that's nothing new at all
But those days are long gone now
Then you wake up a little older Your baby's lying on your shoulder
And just like that everything has changed
You can't stop time Days will always roll on by
And before you know it you realize
That nothing stays
The same
If I could tell my younger self I'd say
Don't wish it all away
From getting muddy in the backyard To letting me teach you how to play guitar
I'll be there when your heart breaks
And watch you take and drive
Your baby to town
In your first car
I often think if you'd be like me
Pull out of the gate when you turn eighteen
You'd probably think it's going slowly
But don't move too fast
Cause things will all work out
But I won't worry about that now
Then you wake up a little older
Your teenage crying on your shoulder
And just like that
Everything has changed
You can't stop time
Days will always roll on by
And before you know it you realize
That nothing stays the same
If I could tell my younger self I'd say
Don't wish it all away
Cause just like that
You can't stop time





It's moments you can't get back
So don't wish it all away
Yeah
Oh
Oh
When you wake up a little older
You're hoping that your kids come over
And just like that
Everything has changed
You can't stop time
Days will always roll on by
And before you know it you realize
That nothing stays the same
If I could tell my younger self I'd say
Even though life goes so fast
It's always the same
And I know I've made a decision


So don't wish it all away
Don't wish it all away



Oh, hey
Don't wish it all away