When you gonna grow up Momma always said Are you gonna walk around with a silly grin And a bubble on your head A spaceship landed by the mall There was a big parade Everybody got laid And they burned all the books and the chevrolets They grow so fast they never crawl If you get tired of satellite flyers And fame has let you down Under the wire and over the moon I'm around When you gonna grow up Momma always said But i just wanna walk around with a dollar bill And a coat that never sheds A spaceship landed on the water It was a holiday For the underpaid Everybody got a haircut and lemonade And they smiled just like it was their father Play me a groove one for my radio one for my love That came and went So many stories, hey man i'm sorry. Joe, this is just a song to pay the rent ...when you gonna grow up