Whatever you give me, I'll take as it comes
Discarding self-pity, I'll manage with crumbs
I'll settle for moments, I won't ask for life
I'll not expect labels like lover or wife
If showing affection embarrasses you
I will not depend and I will not pursue
For you are younger than I
Younger than I, younger than I
And I am wiser than you
The one a.m. phone calls, you're here then you're gone
Come when you need me, I won't carry on
I'll simply accept you the way that you are
Unsure and unstructured, my door is ajar
Those lemon haired ladies of twenty or so
Of course, you must see them
Just don't let me know
Don't let me know
Whatever you do
For you are younger than I
Younger than I, younger than I
And I am weaker than you
I'll give you a year, maybe two
Maybe three, then what will happen?
Where will i be? You'll still be a boy
But what about me? What about me?
What about me?
Why must you treat me with so little care
I've so much inside me, I'm aching to share
Why am I constant to someone like you?
Children don't know the meaning of "true"
Those lemon haired ladies, why must you see them?
All that I want in your eyes is to be them
Time is on their side, that's all I lack
I wish you would just go away
No, come back, come back
Go away, come back, go away
What in hell can I do?
I'm supposed to be wise
For I am older than you
Older than you
You so self-centered, the games that you play
Do as you please, you will anyway
Of course, you will see them
No use to pretend
For you are younger than I
Younger than I, those lemon haired ladies
And they will win in the end