When we were kids we did not care About the things we said or we did But you soon realize to see yourself Through other people's pryin' eyes Act your ages, whatever that means Do or die, you better slow down You can act outrageous when you're in your late teens You and I know better by now ♪ Would've died of disgust If I knew then the things I knew today 'Cause I was just the way that it is Guys get shirts and every in position hurts. Act your ages, whatever that means Do or die, you better slow down You can act outrageous when you're in your late teens You and I know better by now So much time between Who we are and who we imagine We might have been Some have moved on, to better things But some already are dead and gone I don't mean to suggest, you phone it in Or that we shouldn't all do our best If you're luck you get, not to regret You ended up where you are Act your ages, whatever that means Do or die, you better slow down You can act outrageous, these are the late teens You and I know better by, here we are Act your ages, whatever that means Do or die, you better slow down You can act outrageous when you're in your late teens You and I know better by now You and I know better by now You and I know better by now