upon my 17th birthday

i'm seventeen now
and i feel so old
so tired.
i'm seventeen
and i can't smile inside.
i just want to sleep.

it's supposed to be the happy times
the best times of my lifetime
but i'm scared
so scared.

so wake me up when it's over
wake me up when my life is gone
wake me up when no one remembers this song.

i'm seventeen, now
and the days are flying by
some friends of mine are married
one even has a kid
i'm seventeen and i've got so much to do,
so much to do and time is running out.

you all go on
happy, living in your homes.
i'm so desperate
watching the world go on
maybe one day i'll go back home
maybe one day i'll be home.

just wake me up when it's over
wake me up when my life is gone
wake me up when no one remembers this song.