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Songs about Growing Up

You can't stop getting older, but you can refuse to grow up. But perhaps that isn't the best way to look at it - grown ups do have their use in the world, such as paying the rent and minding the store and whatnot. There are some jobs, such as artist, comedian, or inventor, where it's just that much better to never quite grow up all the way, to have that spark of inner child. But to be a fireman, soldier, or teacher - that requires a grown-up. The world needs both kinds.

These are songs about young folks looking forward to becoming old folks, or old folks looking back at how they got that way. Most songs about growing up don't have a very favorable view of growing up, because all songs are written by artists.

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  100 Years Five For Fighting
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  11 Cassadee Pope
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  1979 Smashing Pumpkins
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  7 Years Lukas Graham
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  Against the Wind Bob Seger
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  All Things Must Pass George Harrison
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  All Things Must Pass Beatles
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  American Honey Lady A
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  Beautiful Boy John Lennon
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  Boss Of Me They Might Be Giants

  "You're not the boss of me now
  You're not the boss of me now
  You're not the boss of me now and you're not so big"

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  Butterfly Kisses Jeff Carson
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  Cat's in the Cradle Harry Chapin

  "I've long since retired and my son's moved away.
  I called him up just the other day.
  I said, "I'd like to see you if you don't mind."
  He said, "I'd love to, dad, if I could find the time.
  You see, my new job's a hassle, and the kid's got the flu,
  But it's sure nice talking to you, dad."

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  Chattahoochee Alan Jackson
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  Daddy's Girl Red Sovine
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  Daddy's Hands Holly Dunn
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  Dance With My Father Luther Vandross
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  Don't Blink Kenny Chesney
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  Don't Take the Girl Tim McGraw
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  Drive (For Daddy Gene) Alan Jackson
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  Father and Son Cat Stevens
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  Forever Young Rod Stewart
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  Girls In Their Summer Clothes Bruce Springsteen
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  Grow Up Simple Plan
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  Growin' Up Bruce Springsteen
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  Growing Up Fall Out Boy
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  He Didn't Have to Be Brad Paisley
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  Here's To Never Growing Up Avril Lavigne
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  I Got A Car George Strait
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  I'm Just a Kid Simple Plan
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  In My Life Beatles
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  It'll Come Back Red Sovine
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  Lonely Boy Andrew Gold
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  My Hometown Bruce Springsteen
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  Never Grow Up Taylor Swift
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  Old Rivers Walter Brennan
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  Paradise Coldplay
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  Puff the Magic Dragon Peter Paul & Mary
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  Red Ragtop Tim McGraw
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  Remember When Alan Jackson
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  Run Collective Soul
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  Silver Street Ben Folds
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  Stealing Cinderella Chuck Wicks
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  Still Fighting It Ben Folds
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  Strawberry Wine Deana Carter
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  Talladega Eric Church
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  That Summer Garth Brooks
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  That's My Job Conway Twitty
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  The Best Day Taylor Swift
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  The Class of '57 Had Its Dreams Statler Brothers, The
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  There Goes My Life Kenny Chesney
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  Time In A Bottle Jim Croce
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  Tough Little Boys Gary Allan
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  Watching Scotty Grow Bobby Goldsboro
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  What a Good Boy Barenaked Ladies
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  When I Grow Up Garbage
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  When I Grow Up (To Be a Man) Beach Boys
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  Where Corn Don't Grow Travis Tritt
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  Where I Grew Up Kenny Chesney
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  Wouldn't It Be Nice Beach Boys
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  You're Gonna Be Reba McEntire
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  You're Gonna Miss This Trace Adkins

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