[Verse 1] You don't need that ghostwriter You've got something to say Let the words spill out of you In a suicide note or a long-form love letter You don't need to sugarcoat Or water down words Bend our ears to your truth Even if it will hurt the ones that you love [Chorus] If youth is wasted on the young We all have to face that change together If honey doesn't taste as sweet to your tongue We can take the salt off the earth before the heavy winter If we don't become bitter [Verse 2] You don't need to chase that sound Of the Sirens' song to the Hollywood lights When the earth shakes that town Will you still stand your ground? You don't need to hide your age Let the time turn the page On your Peter Pan ways, put a hook in your heart Calm your blood boiled by rage [Chorus] If youth is wasted on the young We all have to face that change together If honey doesn't taste as sweet to your tongue We can take the salt off the earth before the heavy winter If we don't become bitter [Verse 3] You don't need to feel ignored Lost in that crowd It's a great big world Your voice will be found You don't need that ghostwriter You've got something to say Let the words spill out of you in a suicide note A suicide note, or a long-form love letter