"The Present (A.O.U)" lyrics

Who ever knew there'd come a day
We'd finally reach seventeen?
One year away from our dreams of being grown
Getting out on our own
Who ever knew that we would miss
Being forced to do the dishes?
Getting ground on the weekends?
Oh, couldn't wait to get grown, get out on our own

And if I could go back, I'd slow that down
Our feet would spend more time on the trampoline and less on the ground
I wouldn't be rushing to grow up, I would take nothing for granted
Now I know what they meant when they say the present is a present

Who would've knew that we'd be here
Reminiscing over our favorite years?
Telling stories, fighting back the tears
Oh, to be grown, to be grown, fully out on our own
Who would've knew that life would give us
Wide arrangement of pictures of friends no longer with us?
Praying to God that gift will forgive, oh
We are not grown, we're just out on our own

And if I could go back, I'd slow that day
I've spent more time running from my friends and less chasing pain
I wouldn't be rushing to grow up, I would take nothing for granted
Now I know what they meant when they say the present is a present