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{{quote|"Life's gonna suck when you grow up, when you grow up, when you grow up,<br />
{{quote|"Life's gonna suck when you grow up, when you grow up, when you grow up,
Life's gonna suck when you grow up; it sucks pretty bad right now.<br />
Life's gonna suck when you grow up; it sucks pretty bad right now.
''(Hey, if you know the words, sing along!)''<br />
''(Hey, if you know the words, sing along!)''
You're gonna have to mow the lawn, do the dishes, make your bed,<br />
You're gonna have to mow the lawn, do the dishes, make your bed,
You're gonna have to go to school until you're seventeen.<br />
You're gonna have to go to school until you're seventeen.
''(It's gonna seem about three times as long as that.)''<br />
''(It's gonna seem about three times as long as that.)''
You might have to go to war, shoot a gun, kill a nun,<br />
You might have to go to war, shoot a gun, kill a nun,
You might have to go to war when you get out of school.<br />
You might have to go to war when you get out of school.
''(Hey, cheer up kids, it gets even worse!)''<br />
''(Hey, cheer up kids, it gets even worse!)''
You're gonna have to deal with stress, deal with stress, deal with stress,<br />
You're gonna have to deal with stress, deal with stress, deal with stress,
You're gonna be a giant mess when you get back from the war.<br />
You're gonna be a giant mess when you get back from the war.
Santa Claus does not exist and there's no Easter Bunny,<br />
Santa Claus does not exist and there's no Easter Bunny,
You'll find out when you grow up that Big Bird isn't funny...<br />
You'll find out when you grow up that Big Bird isn't funny...
''(funny, funnyyy......AH HAH HAH HAH HAH HAH ehhh...)''<br />
''(funny, funnyyy......AH HAH HAH HAH HAH HAH ehhh...)''
"Life's gonna suck when you grow up, when you grow up, when you grow up,<br />
"Life's gonna suck when you grow up, when you grow up, when you grow up,
Life's gonna suck when you grow up; it sucks pretty bad right now.<br />
Life's gonna suck when you grow up; it sucks pretty bad right now.
You might end up smoking crack, on your back, face the fact:<br />
You might end up smoking crack, on your back, face the fact:
You're gonna end up hooked on smack and then you're gonna die.<br />
You're gonna end up hooked on smack and then you're gonna die.
''(fake trumpet solo)'' And then you're gonna DI-I-I-I-I-I-IE HA HO!"|'''[[Denis Leary]]''', ''Life's Gonna Suck'', from the CD ''Lock 'N' Load''}}
''(fake trumpet solo)'' And then you're gonna DI-I-I-I-I-I-IE HA HO!"
|'''[[Denis Leary]]'''|"Life's Gonna Suck", from ''Lock 'N' Load''}}


{{quote|''When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful,<br />
{{quote|''When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful,''
A miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical.<br />
''A miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical.''
And all the birds in the trees, well they'd be singing so happily,<br />
''And all the birds in the trees, well they'd be singing so happily,''
Oh, joyfully, oh, playfully watching me,<br />
''Oh, joyfully, oh, playfully watching me,''
But then they sent me away to teach me how to be sensible,<br />
''But then they sent me away to teach me how to be sensible,''
Logical, oh, responsible, practical,<br />
''Logical, oh, responsible, practical,''
Then they showed me a world where I could be so dependable,<br />
''Then they showed me a world where I could be so dependable,''
Oh, clinical, oh intellectual, cynical.''|'''[[Supertramp]]''', "The Logical Song"}}
''Oh, clinical, oh intellectual, cynical.''
|'''[[Supertramp]]'''|"The Logical Song"}}


{{quote|I miss those days, and so i pout like a grown jerk<br />
{{quote|''I miss those days, and so i pout like a grown jerk''
Wishin all i had to do now, was finish homework|'''Ahmad''', "Back In The Day"}}
''Wishin all i had to do now, was finish homework''
|'''Ahmad'''|"Back in the Day"}}


{{quote|''Is it for this I uttered prayers,<br />
{{quote|''Is it for this I uttered prayers,''
and sobbed and cursed and kicked the stairs;<br />
''and sobbed and cursed and kicked the stairs;''
That now, domestic as a plate, <br />
''That now, domestic as a plate,''
I should retire by half-past eight?''|'''Edna St Vincent Millay''', "Grown-Up"}}
''I should retire by half-past eight?''
|'''Edna St Vincent Millay'''|"Grown-Up"}}


{{quote|It seems only yesterday I used to believe<br />
{{quote|''It seems only yesterday I used to believe''
there was nothing under my skin but light.<br />
''there was nothing under my skin but light.''
If you cut me I would shine.<br />
''If you cut me I would shine.''
But now when I fall upon the sidewalks of life,<br />
''But now when I fall upon the sidewalks of life,''
I skin my knees. I bleed.|'''Billy Collins''', [http://www.cs.rice.edu/~ssiyer/minstrels/poems/1096.html "On Turning Ten"]}}
''I skin my knees. I bleed.''
|'''Billy Collins'''|[http://www.cs.rice.edu/~ssiyer/minstrels/poems/1096.html "On Turning Ten"]}}


{{quote|''Shades of the prison-house begin to close<br />
{{quote|''Shades of the prison-house begin to close''
Upon the growing Boy,''|'''[[William Wordsworth (Creator)|William Wordsworth]]'''}}
''Upon the growing Boy,''
|'''[[William Wordsworth]]'''}}


{{quote|''There was a time when meadow, grove, and stream,<br />
{{quote|''There was a time when meadow, grove, and stream,''
The earth, and every common sight,<br />
''The earth, and every common sight,''
To me did seem<br />
''To me did seem''
Apparelled in celestial light,<br />
''Apparelled in celestial light,''
The glory and the freshness of a dream.<br />
''The glory and the freshness of a dream.''
It is not now as it hath been of yore;--<br />
''It is not now as it hath been of yore;--''
Turn wheresoe'er I may,<br />
''Turn wheresoe'er I may,''
By night or day,<br />
''By night or day,''
The things which I have seen I now can see no more.<br />
''The things which I have seen I now can see no more.''

<br />
The Rainbow comes and goes,<br />
''The Rainbow comes and goes,''
And lovely is the Rose,<br />
''And lovely is the Rose,''
The Moon doth with delight<br />
''The Moon doth with delight''
Look round her when the heavens are bare,<br />
''Look round her when the heavens are bare,''
Waters on a starry night<br />
''Waters on a starry night''
Are beautiful and fair;<br />
''Are beautiful and fair;''
The sunshine is a glorious birth;<br />
''The sunshine is a glorious birth;''
But yet I know, where'er I go,<br />
''But yet I know, where'er I go,''
That there hath past away a glory from the earth.''|'''[[William Wordsworth (Creator)|William Wordsworth]]'''}}
''That there hath past away a glory from the earth.''
|'''[[William Wordsworth]]'''}}


{{quote|''"Go on! Go back and grow up! But I'm warnin' ya: once you're grown up, you can never come back. Never!"''|[[Disney Animated Canon|Disney's]] ''[[Peter Pan]]''}}
{{quote|''"Go on! Go back and grow up! But I'm warnin' ya: once you're grown up, you can never come back. Never!"''|[[Disney Animated Canon|Disney's]] ''[[Peter Pan]]''}}


{{quote|''"Darn it! No one told me being a grown up would create more suckiness."''|Mewn Ramses, ''[[Funny Farm]]''}}
{{quote|''"Darn it! No one told me being a grown up would create more suckiness."''|Mewn Ramses|''[[Funny Farm]]''}}

{{quote|'''Don Karnage:''' I am after nothing today but a birthday - ''mine!''
'''Louie:''' Ya don't say! So just how many candles will you be puttin' on your cake this year, you ol' pirate you?
'''Don Karnage:''' My... candles... are none of your cotton-plucking floor wax, you snoopsy simian!
'''Dumptruck:''' But, captain - you said you vere tventy-nine years old dis morning! But come to tink ov it, you said dat ''last'' year, too! And da year before dat! And da year be--
'''Don Karnage:''' Remind me to shoot you when we get home!
'''Dumptruck:''' Err - sorry, captain!
|''[[Tale Spin]]'' comic story "F'Reeze a Jolly Good Fellow"}}


{{quote|''and everybody knows''
{{quote|'''Don Karnage:''' I am after nothing today but a birthday - ''mine!''<br />
''it sucks to grow up''
'''Louie:''' Ya don't say! So just how many candles will you be puttin' on your cake this year, you ol' pirate you?<br />
''and everybody does''
'''Don Karnage:''' My... candles... are none of your cotton-plucking floor wax, you snoopsy simian!<br />
''so weird to be back here''
'''Dumptruck:''' But, captain - you said you vere tventy-nine years old dis morning! But come to tink ov it, you said dat ''last'' year, too! And da year before dat! And da year be--<br />
''let me tell you what''
'''Don Karnage:''' Remind me to shoot you when we get home!<br />
''the years go on and we're still fightin' and we're it fighting''
'''Dumptruck:''' Err - sorry, captain!|''[[Tale Spin (Animation)|Tale Spin]]'' comic story "F'Reeze a Jolly Good Fellow"}}
''and your so much like me I'm sorry''
|'''Ben Folds'''|"were still fighting"}}


{{quote|'''Stinky Pete:''' How long will it last, Woody? Do you really think Andy is going to take you to college... or on his honeymoon? Andy's growing up... and there's nothing you can do about it.|''[[Toy Story 2]]''}}
{{quote|'''and everybody knows<br />
'''it sucks to grow up<br />
'''and everybody does<br />
'''so weird to be back here<br />
'''let me tell you what<br />
'''the years go on and we're still fightin' and we're it fighting<br />
and your so much like me I'm sorry |Ben Folds "were still fighting"}}


{{quote|Then, suddenly again, Christopher Robin, who was still looking at the world with his chin in his hands, called out "Pooh!"
{{quote|'''Stinky Pete:''' How long will it last, Woody? Do you really think Andy is going to take you to college... or on his honeymoon? Andy's growing up... and there's nothing you can do about it.|''[[Toy Story|Toy Story 2]]''}}
"Yes?" said Pooh.
"When I'm -- when -- Pooh!"
"Yes, Christopher Robin?"
"I'm not going to do Nothing any more."
"Never again?"
"Well, not so much. They don't let you."
|'''Christopher Robin''' and '''Pooh'''|''The House At Pooh Corner''}}


{{quote|<span style{{=}}"color:#6a006a;">CA: kan its hard</span>
{{quote|Then, suddenly again, Christopher Robin, who was still looking at the world with his chin in his hands, called out "Pooh!"<br />
<span style{{=}}"color:#008141;">GA: What</span>
"Yes?" said Pooh.<br />
<span style{{=}}"color:#6a006a;">CA: being a kid and growwing up</span>
"When I'm -- when -- Pooh!"<br />
<span style{{=}}"color:#6a006a;">CA: its hard and nobody understands</span>
"Yes, Christopher Robin?"<br />
|'''Eridan Ampora''' (CA) and '''Kanaya Maryam''' (GA)|''[[Homestuck]]''}}
"I'm not going to do Nothing any more."<br />
"Never again?"<br />
"Well, not so much. They don't let you."|'''Christopher Robin''' and '''Pooh''', ''The House At Pooh Corner''}}


{{quote|"Even if I look back (In the forgotten photo album)
{{quote|{{color|#6a006a|C}}<br />
I can't go back to those times (Photos of myself doing [[Old Shame|stupid things]])
{{color|#008141|G}}<br />
anymore (Laughing with friends).
{{color|#6a006a|C}}<br />
[[Ultraman]], [[Ultra Seven|Ultraman Seven!]]
{{color|#6a006a|C}}|'''Eridan Ampora''' (CA) and '''Kanaya Maryam''' (GA), ''[[Homestuck (Webcomic)|Homestuck]]''}}
Where are [[Forgotten Childhood Friend|those guys]] now?
What are they doing?
The answer is still unclear.
But now I've forgotten all that,
and I'm living each day like I'm [[Death Is Dramatic|being chased by something!]]"
|''Omoide Wa Okkusenman!"'' (English translation of Japanese lyrics)}}


{{quote|I'm sorry, Maggie, but growing up means giving up the things you love.|Marge|''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]''}}
{{quote|"Even if I look back (In the forgotten photo album)<br />
I can't go back to those times (Photos of myself doing [[Old Shame|stupid things]])<br />
anymore (Laughing with friends).<br />
[[Ultraman]], [[Ultraman]] [[Ultra Seven|Seven!]]<br />
Where are [[Forgotten Childhood Friend|those guys]] now?<br />
What are they doing?<br />
The answer is still unclear.<br />
But now I've forgotten all that,<br />
and I'm living each day like I'm [[Death Is Dramatic|being chased by something!]]"|''Omoide Wa Okkusenman!"'' (English translation of Japanese lyrics)}}


{{quote|''"Brats like you are so damned naive... You piss me off. Listen... you might have hopes and dreams right now, but that's only because you know nothing about reality. One day you'll see... You'll be faced with the boring reality that boxes you in, no matter where you go."''|{{spoiler|Tohru Adachi}}|''[[Persona 4]]''.}}
{{quote|'''Marge:''' "I'm sorry, Maggie, but growing up means giving up the things you love.|'''[[The Simpsons (Animation)|The Simpsons]]'''}}


{{quote|''Growing up''
{{quote|''"Brats like you are so damned naive... You piss me off. Listen... you might have hopes and dreams right now, but that's only because you know nothing about reality. One day you'll see... You'll be faced with the boring reality that boxes you in, no matter where you go."''|{{spoiler|Tohru Adachi}}, '''[[Persona 4]]'''.}}
''really fucking sucks''
|'''[[Andrew Jackson Jihad]]'''|''Growing Up''}}


{{quote|''Growing up<br />
{{quote|'''Allison''': When you grow up, your heart dies.
'''John''': So, who cares?
really fucking sucks''|[[Andrew Jackson Jihad]] ''Growing Up''}}
'''Allison''': I care.
|''[[The Breakfast Club]]''}}


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Latest revision as of 23:56, 3 July 2024


"Life's gonna suck when you grow up, when you grow up, when you grow up,
Life's gonna suck when you grow up; it sucks pretty bad right now.
(Hey, if you know the words, sing along!)
You're gonna have to mow the lawn, do the dishes, make your bed,
You're gonna have to go to school until you're seventeen.
(It's gonna seem about three times as long as that.)
You might have to go to war, shoot a gun, kill a nun,
You might have to go to war when you get out of school.
(Hey, cheer up kids, it gets even worse!)
You're gonna have to deal with stress, deal with stress, deal with stress,
You're gonna be a giant mess when you get back from the war.
Santa Claus does not exist and there's no Easter Bunny,
You'll find out when you grow up that Big Bird isn't funny...
(funny, funnyyy......AH HAH HAH HAH HAH HAH ehhh...)
"Life's gonna suck when you grow up, when you grow up, when you grow up,
Life's gonna suck when you grow up; it sucks pretty bad right now.
You might end up smoking crack, on your back, face the fact:
You're gonna end up hooked on smack and then you're gonna die.
(fake trumpet solo) And then you're gonna DI-I-I-I-I-I-IE HA HO!"

Denis Leary"Life's Gonna Suck", from Lock 'N' Load

When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful,
A miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical.
And all the birds in the trees, well they'd be singing so happily,
Oh, joyfully, oh, playfully watching me,
But then they sent me away to teach me how to be sensible,
Logical, oh, responsible, practical,
Then they showed me a world where I could be so dependable,
Oh, clinical, oh intellectual, cynical.

Supertramp"The Logical Song"

I miss those days, and so i pout like a grown jerk
Wishin all i had to do now, was finish homework

Ahmad"Back in the Day"

Is it for this I uttered prayers,
and sobbed and cursed and kicked the stairs;
That now, domestic as a plate,
I should retire by half-past eight?

Edna St Vincent Millay"Grown-Up"

It seems only yesterday I used to believe
there was nothing under my skin but light.
If you cut me I would shine.
But now when I fall upon the sidewalks of life,
I skin my knees. I bleed.

Billy Collins"On Turning Ten"

Shades of the prison-house begin to close
Upon the growing Boy,

There was a time when meadow, grove, and stream,
The earth, and every common sight,
To me did seem
Apparelled in celestial light,
The glory and the freshness of a dream.
It is not now as it hath been of yore;--
Turn wheresoe'er I may,
By night or day,
The things which I have seen I now can see no more.

The Rainbow comes and goes,
And lovely is the Rose,
The Moon doth with delight
Look round her when the heavens are bare,
Waters on a starry night
Are beautiful and fair;
The sunshine is a glorious birth;
But yet I know, where'er I go,
That there hath past away a glory from the earth.

"Go on! Go back and grow up! But I'm warnin' ya: once you're grown up, you can never come back. Never!"
"Darn it! No one told me being a grown up would create more suckiness."
—Mewn Ramses, Funny Farm

Don Karnage: I am after nothing today but a birthday - mine!
Louie: Ya don't say! So just how many candles will you be puttin' on your cake this year, you ol' pirate you?
Don Karnage: My... candles... are none of your cotton-plucking floor wax, you snoopsy simian!
Dumptruck: But, captain - you said you vere tventy-nine years old dis morning! But come to tink ov it, you said dat last year, too! And da year before dat! And da year be--
Don Karnage: Remind me to shoot you when we get home!
Dumptruck: Err - sorry, captain!

Tale Spin comic story "F'Reeze a Jolly Good Fellow"

and everybody knows
it sucks to grow up
and everybody does
so weird to be back here
let me tell you what
the years go on and we're still fightin' and we're it fighting
and your so much like me I'm sorry

Ben Folds"were still fighting"
Stinky Pete: How long will it last, Woody? Do you really think Andy is going to take you to college... or on his honeymoon? Andy's growing up... and there's nothing you can do about it.

Then, suddenly again, Christopher Robin, who was still looking at the world with his chin in his hands, called out "Pooh!"
"Yes?" said Pooh.
"When I'm -- when -- Pooh!"
"Yes, Christopher Robin?"
"I'm not going to do Nothing any more."
"Never again?"
"Well, not so much. They don't let you."

Christopher Robin and PoohThe House At Pooh Corner

CA: kan its hard
GA: What
CA: being a kid and growwing up
CA: its hard and nobody understands

Eridan Ampora (CA) and Kanaya Maryam (GA), Homestuck

"Even if I look back (In the forgotten photo album)
I can't go back to those times (Photos of myself doing stupid things)
anymore (Laughing with friends).
Ultraman, Ultraman Seven!
Where are those guys now?
What are they doing?
The answer is still unclear.
But now I've forgotten all that,
and I'm living each day like I'm being chased by something!"

Omoide Wa Okkusenman!" (English translation of Japanese lyrics)
I'm sorry, Maggie, but growing up means giving up the things you love.
—Marge, The Simpsons
"Brats like you are so damned naive... You piss me off. Listen... you might have hopes and dreams right now, but that's only because you know nothing about reality. One day you'll see... You'll be faced with the boring reality that boxes you in, no matter where you go."
Tohru AdachiPersona 4.

Growing up
really fucking sucks

Andrew Jackson JihadGrowing Up

Allison: When you grow up, your heart dies.
John: So, who cares?
Allison: I care.