When I was a young girl, I believed in love so bad
Yeah, I taped up pictures of the men I wish I had
Then I grew up and I took them down
Because nobody was coming to bail me out
There was no prince or true love's kiss
I'm starting to think it's just a myth
When I look at you, I just can't believe
I'm living out my middle school fantasy
We're writing each other bad poetry
And laughing so hard that I can hardly breathe
You make me feel thirteen again
Staying up all night to send you texts
The sun comes up but I'm still awake
Laughing into my pillowcase
My friends all think I've gone insane
I draw little hearts around your name
They say I'm too old to be feeling this way
But I don't really care what they have to say
'Cause when I fall asleep
You're the only thing in my dreams
And when you think of me
I hope you feel thirteen
When I sit in work meetings, I stare off into space
They talk about stocks and earnings, but I'm listening to your mixtape
My friends talk about their 401(k)s
And all their fancy dinner dates
They say that I should aim for more
But god, it sounds like such a bore
'Cause when I'm with you I feel myself expand
I become the girl that I normally can't
We're jumping around at 4 AM
Screaming the words to our favorite bands
You make me feel thirteen again
Staying up all night to send you texts
The sun comes up but I'm still awake
Laughing into my pillowcase
My friends all think I've gone insane
I draw little hearts around your name
They say I'm too old to be feeling this way
But I don't really care what they have to say
'Cause when I fall asleep
You're the only thing in my dreams
And when you think of me
I hope you feel thirteen
I thought that love was done for me
A part of life that's so fleeting
When you are young it's so easy
To fall for words and sweet beliefs
I've seen enough of the world to know
That there's a reason the heart grows cold
Said it'd never be me, but what do you know
Woke up one day and I was bitter and old
My friends mean well but they've been hurt
They say that this will crash and burn
But I'm just sad they don't remember
What it's like to be young and to freely yearn
'Cause I'm not careful and you're not too
We love like only a child would do
And this could hurt, I'm not a fool
What if we're the exception to the rule?
'Cause you make me feel thirteen again
Staying up all night to send you texts
The sun comes up but I'm still awake
Laughing into my pillowcase
My friends all think I've gone insane
I draw a big heart around our names
They say I'm too old to be feeling this way
But I don't really care what they have to say
'Cause when I fall asleep
You're the only thing in my dreams
And when you think of me
I know you feel thirteen
When I was a young girl, I believed in love so bad