Hey kid I'm sorry 'bout the way it might go Heartbreak down every road Fool's gold, round every turn And all the pages waiting for you to burn Hey kid If I could do it over again I'd try to change the way that it went Save you from all of the pain And every bad link holding the chain Hey kid I know you didn't ask for this On that tenth birthday candle wish Innocent nights and that sugar high From a slice of American pie Hey kid I know you didn't ask for this But if you hang on tight you might get your wish Travel the world, meet a girl, make a home And have a love that you call your own Hey kid Hey kid Hey kid Hey kid It's alright I promise if you follow your tracks It'll make sense when you can look back And see how they took you, it shook you The world might crack yeah but you're gonna get through Hey kid I know you didn't ask for this On that tenth birthday candle wish Innocent nights and that sugar high From a slice of American pie Hey kid I know you didn't ask for this But if you hang on tight you might get your wish Travel the world, meet a girl, make a home And have a love that you call your own Hey kid Hey kid Hey kid Hey kid Hey kid When we get that old radio to play It'll take you away from this place You gonna be alright some day You gonna be alright Hey kid I know you didn't ask for this On that tenth birthday candle wish Innocent nights and that sugar high From a slice of American pie Hey kid I know you didn't ask for this But if you hang on tight you might get your wish Travel the world, meet a girl, make a home And have a love that you call your own Hey kid Hey kid Hey kid Hey kid Hey kid When we get that old radio to play It'll take you away from this place You gonna be alright some day You gonna be alright