Gang banger, ten years pass
Sneakin' smokes, skippin' class
Instead of lunch, you're packin' heat
Instead of friends, you make enemies

Winds of change are blowin' strong
What will we do when you're gone?

You're growing up too fast
Slow down or you might not last
Take a look at what you're doin'
Your life, you might ruin

Doin' lines and barely twelve
You've barely learned to love yourself
Instead of hope, you're full of doom
Sniffin' drugs in the girls bathroom

Winds of change are blowin' strong
What will we do when you're gone -- when you're gone?

You're growing up too fast
Slow down or you might not last
Take a look at what you're doin'
Your life, you might ruin

Who's to blame
For all the choices that
You make
In this world we've made

You're growing up too fast
Slow down or you might not last
Take a look at what you're doin'
Your life, you might ruin

You're growing up too fast
(You're growing up too fast)
You're growing up too fast
(Way too fast now)
You're growing up too fast
(You gotta slow down)
You're growing up too fast
(Way too fast)