Never Grow Up

With school starting up again and a lot of Reese's friends heading of to kindergarten and big kids moving to college, I've realized more and more how fast all three of my kids are growing up. And as much as I love watching my kids change, move onto new phases, and discover new things, I also hate it! Reese goes off to kindergarten next year, and Cru will start pre-school, and it really won't be all that long before all my kids will be in school. Then what'll I do???

I've been dwelling on this a lot this week, and all I keep thinking is how I don't ever want them to grow up....

Your little hand's wrapped around my finger
And it's so quiet in the world tonight
Your little eyelids flutter cause your dreaming
So I tuck you in, turn on your favorite night light
To you everything's funny, you got nothing to regret
I'd give all I have, honey
If you could stay like that



Oh darling, don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up, just stay this little
Oh darling, don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up, it could stay this simple
I won't let nobody hurt you, won't let no one break your heart
And no one will desert you
Just try to never grow up, never grow up



You're in the car on the way to the movies
And you're mortified your mom's dropping you off
At 14 there's just so much you can't do
And you can't wait to move out someday and call your own shots
But don't make her drop you off around the block
Remember she's getting older too
And don't lose the way you dance around in your pj's getting ready for school



Oh darling, don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up, just stay this little
Oh darling, don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow you, it could stay this simple
No one's ever burned you, nothing's ever left you scarred
And even though you want to, just try to never grow up



Take pictures in your mind of your childhood room
Memorize what it sounded like when your dad gets home
Remember the footsteps, remember the words said
And all your brother's favorite songs
I just realized everything I have is someday gonna be gone



So here I am in my new apartment
In a big city, they just dropped me off
It's so much colder than I thought it would be
So I tuck myself in and turn my night light on



Wish I'd never grow up
I wish I'd never grow up



Oh I don't wanna grow up, wish I'd never grow up
I could still be little
Oh I don't wanna grow up, wish I'd never grow up
It could still be simple



Oh darling, don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up, just stay this little
Oh darling, don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up, it could stay this simple



Won't let nobody hurt you
Won't let no one break your heart
And ever though you want to, please try to never grow up



Oh, don't you ever grow up
Oh, never grow up, just never grow up
-Taylor Swift