All that I wanted inside was to make songs and sing them with all of my friends.nThe real world crashed down like a vengeful bulldozer and put my grand plans to an end.nNow my heart is an overpass, concrete and iron,nthe makeup of my soul, well that's rocket science.nAnd I've got three jobs and the people all say, I am not in the business of holding kids' hands.nnBut I am, no that is my whole corporation,nwhy oh why can't you see?nThat that and four chords is the reason I'm breathing, nand all that there is to the truth deep in me.nBut now I feel faint, I can see the light dimming,nthe dawning of being grown up is beginning,nand 21 years is a pretty good run, so let go, because this is the way things must be.nnBut I can't conceive of the world in that way,nhow oh how can it be?nThat the very process of building a life counteracts with the things that are dearest to me.nAnd I know such is life, yeah I've heard it before,nand I know there are people who suffer far more,nbut if this is the way then I don't want to live.nHold my hand, say goodbye, there's nothing here for me.nnBut I can't conceive of the world in that way,nwhat oh what would I do?nTo love something dearly and throw it away makes no sense,nand I can't fight this war without you.nSo if you'll be my partner in doing these deeds,nthen I will be the armor that your spirit need.nSo come sit next to me, come on lean in all close,nand I'll tell you exactly what we're going to do.nnWe'll pretend we've succumbed to being grown up,nand we'll make them believe it for just a few months,nand on nights that our morale feels low we'll just dreamnof the things we will do once the money's saved up. nThen we'll throw off these shackles, scream now is your chance,nit'll shine, oh believe me kid, traffic will dance.nAnd the lights that have been off so long will come on,nin the hearts of our friends, nit'll be about love.nnAnd we'll thank the workers for building the buildings,nand we'll thank the poets for being our heroes,nand our kids will thank you because you were you,noh and their kids will thank you because you were you.nnAnd it's not we're not scared,nand it's not we're not sad,nbut we'll sing and we'll fight and we'll clean up this land,noh and you could come too if you'd just take my hand. nJust call me kid revolutionary,nI'll call you kid revolutionary,njust call us kid revolutionary,njust call us kid revolutionary,njust call us kid revolutionary.