When You Get Older

She took flowers from her hair
Falling backwards down the stairs
Nobody caught her 'cause nobody taught her
To look the other way

She threw pictures out the window
Broke her heart 'cause how could she know
That he never loved her more than her mother
Whose whispers still remain

I'll let you cry
If you let him die
I swear when you get older you'll understand

I used to waste time
Feeling sorry for myself
Feeling sorry for everybody else
I waste time now
Thinking of you and the past
Waiting for you to come back

I used to waste time
Feeling sorry for myself
Feeling sorry for everybody else
Everybody else
Everybody else
Feeling sorry for myself

I feel older now
You said I'd understand but I don't
I won't take your word, no I won't
I won't take your word

I feel older now
You said I'd understand but I don't
I won't take your word, no I won't
I won't take your word

(She took flowers from her hair)
I used to waste time
(Falling backwards down the stairs)
Feeling sorry for myself
(Nobody caught her 'cause nobody taught her)
Feeling sorry for everybody else
(To look the other way)

(She threw pictures out the window)
I waste my time now
(Broke her heart 'cause how could she know)
Thinking of you and the past
(That he never loved her more than her mother)
Waiting for you to come back
(Whose whispers still remain)

I'll let you cry
If you let him die
I swear when you get older you'll understand