Story Behind The Song

I mentioned one our friends was at the Awkward Age, and another friend said "Aren't we all!"

Song Description

A song about being a Square Peg. You wake up one mourning and realize you've gone from being one of "us" to being one of "them"

Lyrics

Awkward Age

When I was a babe laying in my cradle
All I did was cry
My mother held me to her bosom
Spoke as she dried my eyes
You're too young to run
And too old to crawl
Too small to stand because you just might fall
You had your first pang of a growing pain
You see my boy you're at the awkward age

When I was a teen I wished to be older
I wanted to fly through those years
My complexion my composion were
Part of my deepest fears
You're too young for cars
And too old for toys
Too small for a man too tall to be a boy
Emotions flare as your hormones rage
You see my boy you're at the awkward age

Bridge If my life were an open book
I'd invite you all
To take a look
Every time you turned the page
You'd see I've always been
At the awkward age

When I finished high school I had a wonder
How to control my fate
Should I go to college and chase my dreams
Or find a job and settle down with a mate
Your parents still say do what you're told
It don't seem right because you're just too old
You've outgrown this skin and you need a change
You see my boy you're at the awkward age
Bridge
Now that I'm older I still question
My purpose here
Through all the guts and all the glory
All the hisses and all the cheers
You're old enough to know what you've done
But young enough to still want to have fun
Soul of a kid with hair that's gray
You see my boy you're at the awkward age