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When I was young I wished upon a star I wished that everything would be okay And someday I could run so far From that town That never-changing town Where all my dreams had gone to die And happiness could not be found I worked hard I ventured alone I climbed the ladder just like I'd been told I did it by the textbook I checked everything off the list So where's that glow they said I'd find? My warm eternal bliss Oh, that textbook I played my whole life by their rules And I can't keep pretending that this life is one I'd choose Oh, that textbook, I ripped it up—it's through That textbook, I ripped it up–it's through Am I still too young To reach that glory in the sky? (glory, glory, glory) How do I build a ladder When I've only learned to climb? (climb, climb, climb) I miss that town, that never-changing town I wish that I could just be happy With a life on a solid ground But I'll work hard I'll venture alone I'll travel far into the great unknown I did it by the textbook I checked everything off the list So where's that glow they said I'd find? My warm eternal bliss Oh, that textbook I played my whole life by their rules And I can't keep pretending that this life is one I'd choose Oh, that textbook, I ripped it up—it's through That textbook, I ripped it up–it's through It was summer: I watch the sunrise through a dusty bathroom window And I curse the light for floating there Suspended in its limbo Just watching me Just taunting me Just wishing me well "Do you think that I'm afraid of you?" "Do you think that I care?" 24, two degrees Couldn't tell you why or what I want from me yet Mr. Sun, show me how To rise upon a life that feels profound Oh, that textbook I checked everything off the list So where's that glow they said I'd find? My warm eternal bliss Oh, that textbook I played my whole life by their rules And I can't keep pretending that this life is one I'd choose Oh, that textbook, I ripped it up—it's through That textbook, I ripped it up–it's through