I took her out    It was a Friday night    I wore cologne    To get the feeling right    We started making out    And she took off my pants    But then I turned on the TV    And that’s about the time she walked away from me    Nobody likes you when you’re twenty-three   And are still more amused by tv shows    What the hell is ADD?    My friends say I should act my age    What’s my age again?    What’s my age again?    Then later on    On the drive home    I called her mom    From a payphone    I said I was the cops    And your husband’s in jail    The state looks down on sodomy    And that’s about the time that bitch hung up on me    Nobody likes you when you’re twenty-three    And are still more amused by prank phone calls    What the hell is call ID?    My friends say I should act my age    What’s my age again?    What’s my age again?    Solo:       4x   And that’s about the time she walked away from me   Nobody likes you when you’re twenty-three   And you still act like you’re in freshman year    What the hell is wrong with me?    My friends say I should act my age    What’s my age again?    And that’s about the time that she broke up with me   Noone should take themselves so seriously   With many years ahead to fall in line    Why would you wish that on me?    I never wanna act my age    What’s my age again?    What’s my age again?    Solo:        3x      D      What’s my age again?

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson raconte les mésaventures d'un jeune homme qui peine à prendre au sérieux sa vie à 23 ans. Il évoque une rencontre amoureuse qui tourne mal, notamment parce qu’il se laisse distraire par la télévision et des appels farceurs, ce qui fait que sa compagne finit par s’éloigner. Au fil des réflexions, il se questionne sur sa maturité et le regard désapprobatif de ses amis qui lui suggèrent de se comporter comme un adulte. Le contexte est celui de la jeunesse, empreint de légèreté et de rébellion, où l’insouciance semble primer sur les responsabilités. La chanson illustre le décalage entre le désir de s’amuser et les attentes sociales d’un âge adulte, créant une tension humoristique qui résonne avec les doutes de cette période de la vie.