I used to follow the girl home from school
She lived behind the fence
She would turn me into such a bumbling fool
Till I finally saw right through my own ignorance
I once loved like I've never loved before
But my eyes still peel for number ten
Now I cry like I've never cried before
And she is hating like she'll never hate again
People outgrow the ones that they love
People outgrow the job that don't pay enough
People outgrow the town in which they live
But they'll never outgrow the need to keep themselves down
I once lived in a shack by a stream
I whistled pretty to the moon
Till the light came and clouded up the sky
And I could find no refuge in my tune
So like a bug I flew straight to where to it came from
Thinking I had to make a buck
Now I've got all the money that I need
But without the tune I don't give a flying...
Wo, wo, ho
People outgrow the ones that they love
People outgrow the job that don't pay enough
People outgrow the town in which they live
But they'll never outgrow the need to keep themselves down
But they'll never outgrow the need to keep themselves down
But they'll never outgrow the need to keep themselves down