Reflections of an Awkward Phase Songtext
von Just In Time

There used to be a day when nothing ever went my way
A five-year chunk of time where my world kept falling out of line
I used to spend my life locked up inside of my room
Pissing away my youth in my ninety square foot tomb
I focused way too much on trying to find myself a girl
A damn useless pursuit that made me wanna hurl
But now that I′ve grown up my entire world has changed
And I'm not longer stuck in that awkward teenage phase

Life seems so hard when you′re just a kid
Every day another hurdle when will it end
Another punch in the face, another failing grade
Please get me out of this awkward teenage phase


I used to wake up and no wanna get out of bed
I'd force myself onto the bus dreading the day ahead
When you're a punk in a sea of rich preppy jocks
You′re forced to sequester yourself and count down the clock
I only felt good when I was playing my guitar
Or cruising down an open road music blasting in my car
Girls would never talk to me ′cause I didn't follow trends
Looking back I shouldn′t have cared 'cause things work out in the end

Before I knew it high school was over I became a working man
It was time to move out of my house it was time to take stand
I got fired from my full time job so I decided to leave my hometown
I went to get a college education and drink all I could down

My world was getting better things were finally working out
I finally found a place in this world this is what life is all about
Hanging with my friends and every morning sleeping in
Things felt right for the very first time I never wanted it to end

I didn′t have a care in the world no more stupid teenage rules
Eating Mac 'n′ cheese every day, waking up ten minutes before school
Living off student loans and spending all my money on beer
We only live once gotta make the most of these years


Soon I realized my youth had passed
It was time to start a life on my own
I was forced into a cold cruel world
And I realized I was all alone
I miss those cool mornings at the beach
Looking at the lake and knowing things would be fine
It's hard to tell what the future has in store
I guess I'll have to just give it some time

As the years pass me by I see things will never stay the same
There will always be ups and downs, we′ll have to deal with the change
I finally found a girl who cares, things are falling in to place
The kids at school said I wouldn′t go far I'll prove them wrong I cannot wait