Verse
A#
I was walking down 57th Street towards Park
F
With the same old song in my same old heart
Gm D#
Making plans I'm gonna do when I get older
A#
Passed a gray-haired man and I found his eyes
F
It's like he knew my thoughts and he read my mind
Gm D#
Saying life is gonna find you when it's supposed to
[Pre-chorus]
Gm
Felt my feet stop short and I turned my head
A#/F C/E D#
Tried to lean into every word he sai-aid, then he said
[Chorus]
A# D# A#
When you are younger, you wish you're older
D# A# F
Then when you're older, you wish for time to turn around
D7/F# Gm A# D#
Don't let your wonder turn into closure
A# F
When you get older, when you get older
[Post-Chorus]
A# D# Gm F
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
A# D# Gm F
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh ho
[Verse 2]
A#
Have I killed my thoughts right before their prime?
F
Have I bit my tongue one too many times
Gm D#
Have I said it all the way I really meant to?
A#
If I wait 'til my tomorrow comes
F D7/F# Gm
Is the waiting all I've ever do -o one?
D#
And will I get to,
[Pre-chorus]
Gm
get to know myself in the place I am
A#/F C/E D#
Get to fall in love with another ma-a-an and understand
[Chorus]
A# D# A#
When you are younger, you wish you're older
D# A# F
Then when you're older, you wish for time to turn around
D7/F# Gm A# D#
Don't let your wonder turn into closure
A# F
When you get older, when you get older
[Post-Chorus]
A# D# Gm F
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
A# D# Gm F
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh ho
[Chorus]
A# D#
When you are younger, you wish you're older
Gm F
When you get older, you wish for time to turn around
A#/D D#
Don't let your wonder turn into closure
Gm F
When you get older, when you get older
[Outro]
A# D# Gm F
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
A#
oh oh oh oh oh