Older by Tom McFadden Lyrics
CHORUS
Uh. I study. But I still don't get it
I know way too much about cells' organelles
That I didn't know last year
What's a vacuole?
I swear it feels like a lifetime of facts
But I'm twelve years old and I just can't remember it all
What's in this fluid? What am I doing?
Oh yeah. That's right. I'm doing science
It's about asking. It's more than facts. Man it's action
And guess what I'ma be when I'm older
When I'm older... Here's my science folder
VERSE 1
Allright. Bottlenose dolphins - Pretty darn awesome
Want to be in shuttles astronauts go off in
Try and pass science class. Hit the books often
But all of this jargon's gonna leave me in a coffin
I shouldn't have chose physics. Man I'm getting hosed
This assignment's got me feeling pretty low
Chemistry is like a language I'll never know
How am I supposed to know that in bright lights I'm using cones?
Teacher talking. Tympanic membrane swayin'
But over in my brain no idea what she's saying
How long have I been here? Atoms decaying
But if I want to understand the world, guess I'm stayin'
"Yo Jimmy - why am I gaining weight?"
Not sure but I'll hypothesize
Maybe it's the large fries and the lack of exercise
That's when I remember science is a way of thinking
And I take that cup of knowledge and I drink it
Ah!
CHORUS
I know way too much about torque and force that I didn't know last year
What's centripetal?
I swear it feels like a lifetime of facts but I'm only thirteen and
I just can't remember it all
What is a Newton? What am I doin'?
Oh yeah. That's right. I'm doing science
It's about asking. It's more than facts, man, it's action
And guess what I'ma be when I'm older
When I'm older... Here's my science folder
VERSE 2
Uh!
One thing 'bout slurpees when they hit they freeze your brain
Just like science frees your brain
More than a matter of facts. I'm just saying
You're acquiring a fire. Curiosity's the flame
The desire to inquire just ignite it and start playin'
Observe. Best guess. Test. Data look wicked
Dang that model's looking fine
"Watson and Crick" it
Draw a picture. Write it up for others to critique it
If Oompa Loompas replicate it that's the golden ticket
And it's just a part of science some might disagree
Get your data. Get your data. And don't miss a beat
Everything is in the open. There's no mystery
Just debate it on the logic. This is inquiry
And we'll slowly find the truth long as scientists are dutiful
Top of giants' shoulders see the world and she beautiful
That's when I remember science is so full of wonder...
I can handle memorizing a few numbers
Ah!
CHORUS
I know way too much about carbon bonds that I didn't know last year
What's a buckyball?
I swear it feels like, the last nine months,we've been everywhere and back
But I just can't remember it all
What's a solution? What am I doin'?
Oh yeah. That's right. I'm doing science
It's about asking. It's more than facts, man, it's action
And guess what I'ma be when I'm older
When I'm older... Here's my science folder
Yeah, that's right. I'm doing science
It's about asking. It's more than facts, man, it's action
And guess what I'ma be when I'm older
When I'm older...
Here's my science folder
Uh. I study. But I still don't get it
I know way too much about cells' organelles
That I didn't know last year
What's a vacuole?
I swear it feels like a lifetime of facts
But I'm twelve years old and I just can't remember it all
What's in this fluid? What am I doing?
Oh yeah. That's right. I'm doing science
It's about asking. It's more than facts. Man it's action
And guess what I'ma be when I'm older
When I'm older... Here's my science folder
VERSE 1
Allright. Bottlenose dolphins - Pretty darn awesome
Want to be in shuttles astronauts go off in
Try and pass science class. Hit the books often
But all of this jargon's gonna leave me in a coffin
I shouldn't have chose physics. Man I'm getting hosed
This assignment's got me feeling pretty low
Chemistry is like a language I'll never know
How am I supposed to know that in bright lights I'm using cones?
Teacher talking. Tympanic membrane swayin'
But over in my brain no idea what she's saying
How long have I been here? Atoms decaying
But if I want to understand the world, guess I'm stayin'
"Yo Jimmy - why am I gaining weight?"
Not sure but I'll hypothesize
Maybe it's the large fries and the lack of exercise
That's when I remember science is a way of thinking
And I take that cup of knowledge and I drink it
Ah!
CHORUS
I know way too much about torque and force that I didn't know last year
What's centripetal?
I swear it feels like a lifetime of facts but I'm only thirteen and
I just can't remember it all
What is a Newton? What am I doin'?
Oh yeah. That's right. I'm doing science
It's about asking. It's more than facts, man, it's action
And guess what I'ma be when I'm older
When I'm older... Here's my science folder
VERSE 2
Uh!
One thing 'bout slurpees when they hit they freeze your brain
Just like science frees your brain
More than a matter of facts. I'm just saying
You're acquiring a fire. Curiosity's the flame
The desire to inquire just ignite it and start playin'
Observe. Best guess. Test. Data look wicked
Dang that model's looking fine
"Watson and Crick" it
Draw a picture. Write it up for others to critique it
If Oompa Loompas replicate it that's the golden ticket
And it's just a part of science some might disagree
Get your data. Get your data. And don't miss a beat
Everything is in the open. There's no mystery
Just debate it on the logic. This is inquiry
And we'll slowly find the truth long as scientists are dutiful
Top of giants' shoulders see the world and she beautiful
That's when I remember science is so full of wonder...
I can handle memorizing a few numbers
Ah!
CHORUS
I know way too much about carbon bonds that I didn't know last year
What's a buckyball?
I swear it feels like, the last nine months,we've been everywhere and back
But I just can't remember it all
What's a solution? What am I doin'?
Oh yeah. That's right. I'm doing science
It's about asking. It's more than facts, man, it's action
And guess what I'ma be when I'm older
When I'm older... Here's my science folder
Yeah, that's right. I'm doing science
It's about asking. It's more than facts, man, it's action
And guess what I'ma be when I'm older
When I'm older...
Here's my science folder