Woke Up Older
The Wonder Years
[Verse 1]
You've got lunch with your sister tomorrow
So we can't be up late
You don't mind if I sleep in
But then I've gotta pack my things
So I stacked a Bukowski novel on a Blacklisted LP
And this time what it looked like was just what it proved to be
You said you needed a stiff drink to take your mind off things

[Chorus]
Hey Jess, I woke up older
Carrying two years in the bags under my eyes
Hey Jess, I watched you wake up and get dressed
You left the room receded like my hairline

[Verse 2]
I've been avoiding Rittenhouse like the plague
Because I just can't handle seeing you today
You made this house into a home
Now, I'm a stranger on my street
And as I turned to leave
I caught myself in the mirror to see I aged a year this week
I left a note up on your bed that said
"Hey, thanks again for everything you did"
[Chorus]
Hey Jess, I woke up older
Carrying two years in the bags under my eyes
Hey Jess, I watched you wake up and get dressed
You left the room receded like my hairline

[Bridge]
When John introduced "Woke Up New" in St. Augustine
I knew I wasn't alone
When I woke up here without you
There was nothing to do but pack up and go home

[Chorus/Outro]
Hey Jess, I woke up older
Carrying two years in the bags under my eyes
Hey Jess, I woke up older
Carrying two years in the bags under my eyes
Hey Jess, I watched you wake up and get dressed
You left the room receded like my
(Left the room receded like my)
Left the room receded like my hairline
Write the lyrics for a rock song made in 2011, titled "Woke Up Older", by artist "The Wonder Years".