this is every 90s song  where the hope chords are strong
and the band boys all sing 'bout their California dreams
this is every memory  of every teenage queen
with posters on her wall wearing pleated skirts to school in the fall
here we are in our thirties now
have we made ourselves proud?
have we lived out loud?
little did we know how small the world would grow
how short the years would start to be
how long ago our teenage dreams would seem
this is every break up kit for all of us who saw it coming
for all the growing pains we've bathed in
all along, in every 90s song was hid the cold hard truth
time doesn't wait for you so you'd best move on
here we are in our thirties now
have we made ourselves proud?
did we ever live out loud?
little did we know
how small the world would grow
how short the years would start to be
how long ago our teenage dreams would seem

// Patient endurance is what we need now. Take heart.