I was walking down 57th street towards Park

With the same old song in my same old heart

Making plans I′m gonna do when I get olderPassed a gray-haired man and I found his eyes

It's like he knew my thoughts and he read my mind

Saying life is gonna find you when it′s supposed to

Felt my feet stop short and I turned my head

Tried to lean into every word he said

Then he said

When you are younger

You'll wish you're older

Then when you′re older

You′ll wish for time to turn around

Don't let your wonder turn into closure

When you get older

When you get older

Have I killed my thoughts right before their prime?

Have I bit my tongue one too many times?

Have I said it all the way I really meant to?

If I wait ′til my tomorrow comes

Is the waiting all I've ever done?

And will I get to

Get to know myself in the place I am

Get to fall in love with another man and understand

When you are younger

You′ll wish you're older

Then when you′re older

You'll wish for time to turn around

Don't let your wonder turn into closure

When you get older

When you get older

When you are younger

You′ll wish you′re older

When you get older

You'll wish for time to turn around

Don′t let your wonder turn into closure

When you get older

When you get older