Fourteen to Forty-one Start blind, end up dumb You're 16, You're 23, you're 32, you're 41.... Gonna leave it all behind and not say sorry Yea you are always right, so why worry? You learn to steal and lie to friends -- You trust no one My birthday's comin' around again... 14 to 41 Start blind, end up dumb You're 16, You're 23, you're 32, you're 41.... And there is no other way -- And there is no other... I'm waiting for the bell to ring, I'm always older Pressures and folds of fat and lip-stained lipstick calendars all hide under marriage porcelain that I'm falling over My birthday, my birthday, my worst day My Birthday's comin around again -- 14 to 41 Start blind, end up dumb You're 16, You're 23, you're 32, you're 41.... 14 to 41 Start blind, always end up dumb You're 16, You're 23, you're 32, you're 41.... 14 to 41 You're all those things and then your none You're through all that, you've just begun.