“Young” is about feeling uncertainty and confusion in your current world, but ultimately feeling hope in what the future may hold for you.
It delves into not just the uncertainty and vulnerability one may have currently, but also the feelings of growing up and becoming an adult.
[Intro]
Dum-dum, da-dum-dum-dum-dum
Dum-da-dum
Dum-dum, da-dum-dum-dum-dum
Dum-da-dum
[Verse 1]
I was young, still at home
And my mom would call me
Down the street, through the trees
And I'd run back towards that sound
Where I knew that love was waiting
[Verse 2]
Caught a flight, chased a dream
Never second guessed it
On the run, didn’t stop
Saw the edge and had to jump
I still feel like I'm the same kid
So why's the mirror say I’m not
[Chorus]
Ooh, baby
Seems we're only getting older lately, ooh
And I think I'm scared that maybe
After all this growing up
I'm only good at being young
[Post-Chorus]
Good at being young
I'm only good at being young
[Verse 3]
Packed a car, moved away
Met the girl of my dreams, I
Never been happier
But I still don't have a clue
Time won't tell you when it's leaving
You just look up and it’s gone
[Chorus]
Ooh, baby
Seems we’re only getting older lately, ooh
And I think I'm scared that maybe
After all this growing up
I’m only good at being young
[Post-Chorus]
Good at being young
I'm only good at being young
Good at being young
I'm only good at being young
[Bridge]
But I'll hold on to that feeling
’Cause you never know
No, you never know
Maybe none of us were ever meant
To let it go
Never let it go
[Chorus]
Ooh, baby
Seems we're only getting older lately, ooh
And I think I'm scared that maybe
After all this growing up
I'm only good, yeah
[Chorus]
Ooh, baby (Ooh, baby)
Why'd it feel like I was never changing? (Never changing) Ooh
And I'm just terrified that maybe (Just terrified)
After all this growing up, oh, oh
I'm only good at being young
[Outro]
I'm only good at being young
I'm only good at being young
I'm only good at being young
I'm only good at being young
Young was written by Will Anderson.
Young was produced by Jacquire King.