When I was younger I thought the monsters were under My bed, but it turns out they rent Out the space that's inside of my head And it's such a bummer That nobody tucks in the covers And you gotta do it yourself Oh, some nights I wish I was still 12 When all of the colours were brighter And both of my shoulders felt lighter Singing Like nobody was listening Lullabies Gone are the days When a lullaby Could take me away from the Doo-oo-oo-oo-oom And gloo-oo-oo-oo-oom Never mind Life's not all roses and butterflies Turns out it's just lots of boo-hoo-oo-oo-oo Boo-hoo-oo-oo-oo When I was little The whole world just seemed kinda simple 'Cause mum and dad said it'd be fine God, sometimes I wish I was still nine I thought that with older came wiser I miss when my shoulders felt lighter Singing Like nobody was listening Lullabies Gone are the days When a lullaby Could take me away from the Doo-oo-oo-oo-oom And gloo-oo-oo-oo-oom Never mind Life's not all roses and butterflies Turns out it's just lots of boo-hoo-oo-oo-oo Boo-hoo-oo-oo-oo Oh, oh-o-o-oh Just Boo-hoo-oo-oo-oo Boo-hoo-oo-oo-oo Oh, oh-o-o-oh