“Twenty-Something”
from Tales from the Bad Years
My whole life is right in front me.
I can go anywhere.
Two whole decades can’t prepare you for the moment,
When the page is blank before you,
And you’re barely even twenty-something.
Nothing’s standing in my way.
No one’s holding me back.
College ended and there’s no one here to tell me
Not to hit the bars and rent some cars.
I’ll fuck around
But then I’m gonna change the world.
It’s the generation twenty-something ascending.
We might be young. We might be poor.
But we know we deserve much more than what our parents have.
Who knows what that’ll be?
But we’re ready to discover
If there is life after the Wii.
‘Cause as long as we’re still young and fresh
And twenty-something, we’re free.
This is it. This is what’s hot.
It’s your moment. It’s your decade.
But you’re only twenty-something til you’re not.
Hurry up. Do it now.
If you don’t, if you blink,
Then it’s over.
Show me something I can get behind.
And I’m already there.
I have more free time than I know what to do with.
I’m in twenty different places
But I guess it’s ’cause I’m twenty-something.
Single with a bach’lor pad.
Now I just need a job.
I’ve got time to kill until my life becomes more real.
The time is now for wearing heels,
For roommates, drugs,
For chance encounters.
Raise a glass to the generation twenty-something ascending.
We might be young. we might be poor.
But we know we deserve much more than what our parents have.
Who knows what that’ll be?
We’re the target demographic.
We’re the reason for tv.
We’re obsessively and definitely twenty-something and free.
Don’t think about tomorrow,
There’s enough to do today.
I’m young, smart, on my way.
This is my day.
You blinked.
You’re not twenty-something.
This is it. This is what’s hot.
It’s your moment. It’s your decade.
But you’re only twenty-something til you’re not.
Hurry up. Do it now.
If you don’t, if you blink,
Then it’s over.
Don’t think about tomorrow,
There’s enough to do today.
I’m young, smart, on my way.
This is my day.
You blinked.
You’re not twenty-something.
Raise a glass to the generation twenty-something ascending.
We might be young. we might be poor.
But we know we deserve much more than what our parents have.
Who knows what that’ll be?
When you’re twenty you’re just starting…
When you’re twenty-four…
You’re twenty-five…
You’ll never feel more perfect when life starts at twenty-three.
Because we’re ready and we’re waiting
And we’re twenty-something and free.
August 5th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
This is the opening number of TALES FROM THE BAD YEARS. It’s sung by 5 people but I’ve taken out who sings which lines because it shouldn’t really matter.
The italicized section is the lyrics to the canon.
August 5th, 2008 at 6:18 pm
Kait and Brain:
I love this song to pieces, the interweaving of the lines is so nice.
It might actually be my favorite out of all the songs I’ve heard of yours.
m.
August 25th, 2008 at 10:22 am
October 25th, 2008 at 6:05 am
This cast, (Muenz, Young, Levy, Yorke and Weed) is AMAZING!!!!!
Great voices and actors!
Specially Helen Yorke
You do know how to choose your actors!
Congratulations your score is unbelievable and cant wait to sing your songs in my country, Im a singer actor in Argentina and your pieces must be heard all over the world
November 5th, 2008 at 12:55 am
I am in love with this work. If its possible i would like to know where I can get sheet music for this song because i would like to direct it for my high school senior showcase. please let me know , thanks!
November 5th, 2008 at 11:10 am
why katie, just click on our shop button below!!! - brian
February 10th, 2009 at 10:32 pm
Kait and Brian…
You both are so talented…you guys are amazing….enough said:)
Love you guys!
April 20th, 2009 at 6:52 pm
i love this song. my friends and i are all in music and theater and i think that i am going to propose this song for a senior showcase?!
love it. love you guys.
April 24th, 2009 at 9:56 am
Hi Kait. Four of my friends and I auditioned for a show at our school. Turns out it was one of the judges favorites of the night, but it didn’t make it in because of a rule that meant that two of the members of the group were unable to perform as many songs as they had signed up for and auditioned with. The video of our audition is posted on youtube, and I would love it if you would review it and tell me what you think. If you look up Twenty Something Mona Shores, it should be the first one. I would greatly appreciate any comments. I love all of your music, I have a High School Senior recital next week and am doing 4 of your songs, a solo, a duet, a trio, and Twenty Something.
Love both you and Brian and your work.
Thanks!
June 21st, 2009 at 3:34 pm
UGH wow you guys are just so amazing the words are so inspireing keep doing what your doing because i don’t care ya’ll have it
July 2nd, 2009 at 6:59 pm
*SIGH*
i love this song so much.
it was the first k-l song i heard and im SO glad i did.