13 / Becoming a Man
I'm Evan Goldman
I live at 224 West 92nd Street
In the heart of Manhattan!
And my life just went to hell
Picture me
Just another cool kid in NYC
Near the park and the Met
Life is sweet:
Yankees in the Bronx
Pretzels on the street –
Just how good can it get?
Who'd have guessed
Dad would meet a stewardess?
Mom's depressed
And her lawyers are mean
Now I'm stressed –
Life is a disaster
And I'm cracking from the strain
Going totally insane
And I'm just about to turn
Just about to turn
Just about to turn
Thirteen
Everything switches
Thirteen
Everything turns around
Thirteen
End up in stitches
Thirteen
Hide a way underground
Thirteen
Can I get through it?
Thirteen
Life has changed overnight
Thirteen
How do I do it?
Thirteen
Nothing is going right
The best and the worst
And the most and the least
And the crazy and the scary
And I'm standing on the edge!
Twelve years old –
Everything that used to be good as gold
Starts to crumble and crack
Pressure mounts
Once it was a joke, now it really counts
And there's no turning back
Life goes wrong
Suddenly they're yelling
'Cause your hair's too long
Or your room isn't clean
Roll along
Every conversation is another lost cause
Or a list of my flaws
And I'm just about to turn
Just about to turn
God, I'm gonna to turn
Thirteen!
I want a dirt bike!
Thirteen
I want to kill my ma
Thirteen
I want a mustache!
Thirteen
I want a WonderBra!
Thirteen
When do I get it?
Thirteen
All of the grown-up stuff?
Thirteen
How will I make it?
Thirteen
When am I old enough?
Why is the world feeling suddenly stranger?
Why are my friends acting totally weird?
Why do I feel like my life is in danger?
Why do I feel like my brain disappeared?
How will I get through a year of Spanish?
How can I not look dumb in Track?
How can I gain twenty pounds by Friday?
How can I make my voice not crack?
I wanna fly, wanna run, wanna drive
Wanna get rich
Wanna get drunk
Wanna get out!
Wanna get my braces off
Wanna get my nose pierced
Wanna grow my hair long
But all I keep hearing is:
"No, you're not ready!"
"No, it's not time yet!"
"No, it's not right now!"
"Wait until you're older!"
"No, you're not ready!"
"No, it's not time yet!"
"No, it's not right now!"
"Wait until you're older!"
"No, you're not ready!"
"No, it's not time yet!"
"No, it's not right now!"
"Wait until you're older!"
"Homework!"
"Laundry!"
"Dishes!"
"Courses!"
"Just settle down and hold your horses!"
In the middle of this city
In the middle of this street
There's the sound of something crumbling
Rumbling underneath my feet
In the middle of the sidewalk
Outside P.S. 84
I hear a roar
I can't ignore
I hear, "Evan, it's not your fault"
I hear, "Evan, can't you see?"
I hear, "Evan, do you want to go
With Mom or stay with me?"
I hear, "Kiddo, I'm not angry"
I hear, "Buddy, you know best"
And there's the rumbling getting louder
But there's one day in October
When the pieces all will fit
When they have to be together
And pretend they didn't quit
I've got one day in October
And I know it's got to be
The perfect party
I'm becoming a man
I don't know what "a man" really means
The rule book grows
But no one knows
What all the rules allow
I'm becoming a man
No one tells all us scared in-betweens
Just how we should
Be strong, be good
With so much pressure now!
One day it gets better -
One day it makes sense
One day I'll stop talking
In the friggin' future tense
One day in October
It'll all be great!
And I can't wait!
I can't wait!
I can't wait!
I can't wait to come to your party!
I can't wait to come to your party!
I can't wait to come to your party!
I can't wait to come to your party!
I can't wait-
Your party!
I can't wait! I can't wait!
Can't wait
Can't wait
Can't wait, can't wait, can't wait, can't wait for
Thirteen
Somethin' is comin'!
Thirteen
Somethin' is goin' up!
Thirteen
Somethin' is hummin'!
Thirteen
Somebody's growin' up!
Thirteen
Hey, yeahhh!
Thirteen
No, no, no-no, no-no!
Thirteen
Hey yay-yeah-yay-yeah!
Thirteen
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
The best and the worst
And the most and the least
And the crazy and the scary
And we're just about to turn
Thirteen!