The world says you're ready when you're eighteen And I was no exception to the rule Eager to try my hand and provin' that I was a man Not an ounce of fear in anything I'd do Yeah, I thought I knew it all Turns out I didn't have a clue Before these walls were blue I remember sitting there in that old rocker Three A-M, trying to get you back asleep Well I'd find myself laughing at you laughing Wishing the hands of time that I could cheat Yeah, I thought that I knew love Turns out I didn't have a clue Before these walls, before these walls were blue I believe in Heaven, I believe in magic, I believe in a life outside these walls Now I believe In dinosaurs, in toy trains, and baseball What are you gonna be for Halloween I'll be the villain and you be the hero And save the day the way that you saved me Yeah, I thought I knew myself, Turns out I didn't have a clue Before these walls, before these walls Before these walls were blue