[Verse 1]

I used to get in fights to bitter ends for shitty friends back

Before I realized the toll it takes

I used to end my nights all teary-eyed in the uber ride home

Before you had your own drawer at my place

[Chorus]

As I've been told by boys I know

I'm the most jaded girl they know

I've always been painfully realistic

But now I'm cautiously optimistic

[Verse 2]

When I think about my high school crush, how I held a grudge

'Cause I had to watch him dance with her at prom

But now I'm learning how to make my peace with that

Packing all my bags and leave the past

Keep the dress and move on

[Chorus]

As I've been told by boys I know

I'm the most jaded girl they know

I've always been painfully realistic

But now I'm cautiously optimistic

[Bridge]

I still miss my friends, I still wonder what I should've said

I still feel alone when I'm in the car on my way home

And eighteen was rough, being the girl running out of the prom

'Cause she wasn't enough, but now I'm in love

[Outro]

I've always been painfully realistic

But now I'm cautiously optimistic