Growing Pains

growing pains sun on my skin in the morning walking the Pompano Pier dad in a pinch between hospital stints mom took a job as cashier growing pains smell the ctlantic from uHaul one thousand miles in the back Bridge of Popeye we crossed in the night the river beneath us was black growing pains I thought I'd be safe by now from suffering caused by change growing pains the cancer she got on your birthday acted like it wasn't there taught me to smile taught me denial and I helped her shave off her hair growing pains I thought I'd be safe by now from suffering caused by change though I'm all grown up it's not enough the tomorrows come but yesterdays remain growing pains growing pains