When I grow up I won't have to think
I won't have to see unpleasant things
It'll all be perfect, just like on TV
And when I grow up I won't feel a thing
I won't trifle in other people's pain
I'll put these childish things away
When I grow up, when I grow up
When I grow up I won't have to think so much
When I grow up I'll look out for me
It's a small lifeboat, baby, it's a great big sea
And your tears are nothing; don't put that guilt on me
Oh, when I grow up, when I grow up
When I grow up I won't have to think so much
The one who does with the most toys wins
The one who dies in unspeakable sin, while the hungry multitude is condemned to live
Yeah, loaves and fishes, and fairytales
Let them eat cake, let the strong prevail
Let me alone, let them help themselves
I wanna k** this little voice inside of me
Yeah, the crazy little ba*tard saying things I will not believe
I wanna slide just like a snake into the driver's seat
Oh, I'm so glad I'm living in the USA, with my BMW and my MBA
Driving over the slums, high on the new beltway
When I grow up, when I grow up
When I grow up I won't have to think so much
Oh, when I grow up, when I grow up
When I grow up I won't have to feel so much