What's my age again?

Day 16

--STATS--

Group: Blink-182

Genre: pop punk or punk rock

Album: Enema of the state

Released: 1999

I took her out, it was a Friday night.

I wore cologne to get the feeling right.

We started making out, & she took off my pants,

but then I turned on the T.V.

And that's about the time she walked away from me,

nobody likes you when your twenty-three.

And I'm still more amused by T.V. shows.

What the hell is A.D.D.?

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 pay phone.

I said I was the cops, & your husbands in jail.

The state looks down on sodomy.

And that's about the time that ***** hung up on me,

nobody likes you when your twenty-three.

And I'm 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?

And that's about the time she walked away from me,

nobody likes you when your twenty-three.

And you still act like your in Freshmen year.

What the hell is wrong with me?

My friends say I should act my age.

What's my age again?

What's my age again?

And that's about the time that she broke up with me,

nobody should take them selves so seriously.

With many years ahead to fall in line,

why would you wish that on me?

I never want to act my age.

What's my age again?

What's my age again?

What's my age again?

OK. This song is just good times. I admit it can be a bit offensive to those who want to take it too seriously, but really, it's just good times. Not only did I enjoy this song ( & this group who's drummer likes to play in his skivvy's! Oh my!) in the eighth grade when it first came out, but I also enjoyed it as a newly graduated teenager not quite a child anymore, but not yet bogged down with responsibilities & all life's realities. The summer following my graduation from North West Nannies, my unemployed self & my unemployed best friend would cruz around town,often playing this song, doing what ever it was mischievous teenage girls do when they have no direction or purpose. Often, we found our selves at Dairy Queen, wondering if their was anything better in life than star kisses. Or you might of found us wadding in the creek at the city park, or wandering the aisles aimlessly at Wal-mart. Yep- that's pretty much all we had in D-Town. At night we might watch movies, gorge on junk foods & enjoy a soak in the hot tub under the stars. Or hanging out with other slightly unambitious teenagers, watching movies & gorging on junk food. Oh the life! It's funny to think how our lives are nothing like this anymore.

And what about age anyways? Age is really just a number, & a specific age really has no relevance to how one will act. At twenty-three, I was a married working woman with a toddler & baby on the way. I enjoyed city living & an income that supported the lifestyle I loved. Many of my friends the same age were living a completely different life, most w/o spouses, children, or jobs. Some living on their own, some back with their parents. Many frequented the bars & clubs at night & slept way past noon. The same age, different lives. Based on life experiences & choices, not by the number of their years of existence.

Just the other day, I was rather offended, when a woman who I have never met was debating (online) with me about a political topic , assumed that I had no idea what I was talking about all because of my age. She said I would understand when I was older. She went on to assume I was a single twenty-something with no partner, kids, mortgage, business or real responsibilities that would help me relate to what other Americans were going through in our country. The only thing she was right about was my age. I am twenty-five. The number twenty-five has nothing to do with my intelligence level & my ability to keep myself informed & educated on current events. What's my age again indeed. Does it matter?

So...what does this song mean to you?