"The Quiet Kid" lyrics

I don't want them to know
That I was the one eating alone
I'm scared that they might get that vibe from me
The way I speak very quietly

I can tell they had friends
With that smile and charisma
Wish I wasn't intimidated by them but I am
And it takes me back to middle school again

But I guess we're all older now
It's silly to think that we all would act the same
But the way that I feel right now reminds me of the seventh grade
I'm laughing along with jokes that I don't understand
Thinking I don't fit in again
Why am I eight years older and still the quiet kid?

I'm sick of this
Gotta let go of the past
I felt so out of place with all the others in my class
I don't wanna be living from this lonely point of view
So I've been really trying to turn into someone new

I wanna laugh to the rhythm of the conversation
Right on beat
Why's it feel like everybody is just staring at me?
Maybe it's all in my mind, yeah I don't really know
But I'm feeling so alone
And I just wanna go home

But I guess we're all older now
It's silly to think that we all would act the same
But the way that I feel right now reminds me of the seventh grade
I'm laughing along with jokes that I don't understand
Thinking I don't fit in again
Why am I eight years older and still the quiet kid?

And I know we're not so different
I can't help but feel the distance
Growing up but I still ain't growing out of it
The quiet kid
And I know we're not so different
I can't help but feel the distance
Growing up but I still ain't growing out of it
The quiet kid

But I guess we're all older now
It's silly to think that we all would act the same
But the way that I feel right now reminds me of the seventh grade
I'm laughing along with jokes that I don't understand
Thinking I don't fit in again
Why am I eight years older and still the quiet kid?

Quiet, quiet
No, I don't wanna be quiet, quiet
No, I don't wanna be quiet, quiet
No, I don't wanna be eight years older and still the quiet kid