hey i get it the sun has never seemed so bright the colors never seemed so loud and theres so many pretty girls i get it but don t forget who you are and who you were cause if you put passion before principle you ll lose you ll lose even if you win you ll lose you ll lose even if you win it s just the side effects of youth that make you do those foolish things you do hey surfs up life comes and goes in such a blur just don t forget who you are and who you were never put passion before principle who you are and who you were cause even if you win you ll lose it s just the side effects of youth that make you do those foolish things you do so don t let the sin pull you away don t fall in love with a foolish game we are the strong ones we have our sight our feet are quick to move to do what we like so let s drop our passions and our lustful ways and find some meaning in these last days we swim through poison our brains aren t bad yet we are the visionaries oh am i getting scary this is the realest of the real this is something you can feel something tangible something so obtainable and yet so far away farther than mars and shooting stars and flying cars so when you gonna learn kid huh when you gonna learn kid these are the side effects of you i get it