where's my sixteen candles, shed some light for me
figures of the past, frozen in my being
i live, brain-injured, yearn for all i've missed
when a full moon comes, day's over - i dream i'm a kid

charmed with all my friends, now i'm not a man
high school is the time when i'm all that i am
i want to be true, hear me with no prejudice
cuz all i'll be ever in dreams, is a kid

these dreams go on, and i'm shown my mind
every second of the night, i live a soph'more's life
these dreams are me, not a pose or lie
every know-it-all can say it's all my fun and games

it's no show, an actor couldn't sleep and perform
i talk of how i'm stuck, dudes will shame and scorn
people have their blind prides, they can't digest all this
so words that bash me form and fall right from their lips

teen dreams go on, and i'm shown my mind
every second of the night, i live a soph'more's life
teen dreams are me, not a pose or lie
every know-it-all can say it's all my fun and games

there's something out there i can't relive
i need to find a way to remain
there's something out there i can't relive

the teens i lost are live as my own head's injured
funny how my teenaged dreams never touch this hurt
it's all good, no emissions seeping from my dick
but i still like the way in dreams i'm a kid