[Verse 1]
Emancipation Proclamation
No bedtime stories or family vacations
I get caught being rude in your one way conversation
Ain't got no video games, no cigarettes to take away

[Pre-Chorus]
I just need to be on my own
Promise I'll call you on the phone
I just need to be on my own
Don't you worry about me

[Chorus]
Ain't growing up too fast
But I like it like that, yeah, I like it like
I don't wanna go home, I wanna live alone
Sign the papers, Mom
Yeah, sign the papers, Mom
(Yeah)

[Verse 2]
Imagination, all creation
Like lions mating, making cubs, you gotta raise them
Used to eating at the table, now I'm left microwaving
Can't help lying 'bout my age to the older generations
[Pre-Chorus]
I just need to be on my own
Promise I'll call you on the phone
I just need to be on my own
'Cause you doubt I was born free

[Chorus]
Ain't growing up too fast
But I like it like that, yeah, I like it like
I don't wanna go home, I wanna live alone
Sign the papers, Mom
Yeah, sign the papers, Mom

[Bridge]
'Cause I'm really right this time
I've made up my mind
Know what I want and I can't waste no time
I never meant to leave you behind
Never even felt afraid, got to pay my own way
Got to go out and make my own mistakes
And like a flower I will grow (Hey)

[Chorus]
Ain't growing up too fast
But I like it like that, yeah, I like it like
I don't wanna go home, I wanna live alone
Sign the papers, Mom
Ain't growing up too fast
But I like it like that, yeah, I like it like
I don't wanna go home, I wanna live alone
Sign the papers, Mom
Yeah, sign the papers, Mom