Fifteen In College

[Verse] I was fifteen in a college hall Trying not to look too small Maple banner by the garden New timetable on the wall Old school faces in the crowd New names I had to learn Everybody seemed older I was waiting for October to turn [Pre Chorus] And I walked like I belonged there Even when I wasn’t sure Half a kid and half a future Standing at a classroom door [Chorus] Fifteen in college Too early, too awake Laughing with the older kids Learning how much I could take Fifteen in college New friends, old shoes I didn’t know the story yet But I had nothing left to lose [Verse] Someone brought a laptop Someone made a face Someone said the teacher’s leaving So we bought a chocolate cake Math on the whiteboard Jokes under fluorescent light We were young and slightly clueless But the timing felt so right [Pre Chorus] And I didn’t have the words yet For the speed inside my chest I just knew I was alive there Even when I needed rest [Chorus] Fifteen in college Too early, too awake Laughing with the older kids Learning how much I could take Fifteen in college New friends, old shoes I didn’t know the story yet But I had nothing left to lose [Bridge] Before sixteen Before the names Before I knew How people change Before the years Got hard to hold I was young But not that old [Chorus] Fifteen in college Too early, too awake Running through a borrowed season Making memories by mistake Fifteen in college New friends, old truth I was growing in the hallway With the whole sky breaking through [Outro] Waiting for October Walking like I knew Fifteen in college Becoming someone new