[Verse 1: Thomas Rylance]
Dear self
I know you're crying out for help
So I thought I'd write this letter
What are you now, like 12?
I know it seems like
The pressure's stuck on high
So I've come from the future
To tell you it's fine

You need to worry less
About how you are perceived
And focus a bit more
On the things that you believe
'Cause I know it seems right now
You don't have your place
But it will all fit together
Trust me, it's the case

So get out there
And do all the things you love
And don't you darе sacrifice them
Just to look good, oh
Read somе of those books
Sitting on your shelf
Drink in that knowledge
This is a letter to myself
[Chorus: Frank Turner]
I know it's a long long way to go
When you're at the start
But before you know
You're halfway down the road
And everything seems smaller
Everything seems smaller
Everything seems smaller

[Verse 2: Thomas Rylance]
Go easy on your parents
They don't know what they're doing
Actually they're still growing up mate
They're only human
You're teens and twenty's
Will fly by in a flash
So cherish every moment
Embrace every laugh

You're gonna find films
And the songs of The Smiths
And in that a whole universe
For you to exist
It's gonna teach you that
Others feel the same way
They're gonna be your friends
They're still your friends today
Your greatest days are still yet to come
There will be heartbreak
But there'll be so much love
And that girl from school
You think there's no one better
She's not the one for you mate
Just forget her

[Chorus: Frank Turner]
I know it's a long long way to go
When you're at the start
But before you know
You're halfway down the road
And everything seems smaller
Everything seems smaller
Everything seems smaller

[Verse 3: Thomas Rylance]
But I'm not here
To tell you which way to go
That's a decision
You gotta make on your own
And you're gonna make mistakes
But from each you will learn
For every wrong turn is experienced earned
And trust me
It's a journey
It's happening now
And you're gonna do so many things
That make you proud
Don't get me wrong
It's not all plain sailing
There's times you're in front
And times that you're failing

The world is so much bigger
Than the one at school
And if you saw me now
You'd probably think I was cool
So work hard
And leave nothing to luck
Every time you fall
You will get up

Don't rush
Take some time to be a kid
And don't beat yourself up
For the stupid stuff you did
Trust me
I know exactly what you're going through
Love yourself
Yours sincerely
You

[Chorus: Frank Turner]
I know it's a long long way to go
When you're at the start
But before you know
You're halfway down the road
And everything seems smaller
Everything seems smaller
Everything seems smaller

[Outro: Thomas Rylance & Frank Turner]
I know it's a long long way to go (Woah-oh, oh-oh)
Everything seems smaller (Woah-oh, oh-oh)
Everything seems smaller (Woah-oh, oh-oh)
Everything seems smaller (Woah-oh, oh-oh)
(Woah-oh, oh-oh)