[Verse 1]

Everyone around me's getting drunk

All we really want is just to grow up

We just want to be happy

But nothing's really working

[Verse 2]

This life is a cage and we're trapped inside

Pushing in on the bars, desperate for the outside

Deep down, I want to be like them

They do whatever pleases them

[Pre-Chorus]

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em

That's what they say

I'm just taking it day by day

But I'll always be yours, so don't be afraid

[Chorus]

I'm tired of sleeping with the nightlight on

'Cause all the other kids don't have a line to step across

I want to run wild in the streets and cause a bit of trouble

I want to be broken like an empty vodka bottle

[Post-Chorus]

I only learn a lesson if I learn it the hard way

So give what you got and don't be sorry

But God forbid for me to leave and never return

[Verse 3]

There's something going awry in the bathroom

Never mind the smell, it's just what kids do

They were never happy

But they were always laughing

[Pre-Chorus]

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em

That's what they say

And I'm gonna cave in eventually

If I ruin my life, then that's on me

[Chorus]

I'm tired of sleeping with the nightlight on

'Cause all the other kids don't have a line to step across

I want to run wild in the streets and cause a bit of trouble

I want to be broken like an empty vodka bottle

[Post-Chorus]

I only learn a lesson if I learn it the hard way

So give what you got and don't be sorry

But God forbid for me to leave and never return

[Bridge]

I don't want you to worry 'bout me

I just want you to pray for me

I'll be okay

I'll be okay

I don't want you to worry 'bout me

I just want you to pray for me

I always bounce back, everybody knows that

I always bounce back, everybody knows that

[Chorus]

I'm tired of sleeping with the nightlight on

'Cause all the other kids don't have a line to step across

I want to run wild in the streets and cause a bit of trouble

I want to be broken like an empty vodka bottle

[Post-Chorus]

I only learn a lesson if I learn it the hard way

So give what you got and don't be sorry

But God forbid for me to leave and never return