Yesterday I called you up
Instead of a date I got turned down
It's been a while and nothing new
A hard time searching for that true
And never ending love
It's time I gave it up

No time for me to be a teenager
These games are not worth going back there for
I'm out of broken hearts to give to you
I guess I'll save them all for someone new

Opportunity exists
You're taking advantage of the risk
This next journey starts alone
Till I get her I'll be gone and away
You won't hear from me

No time for me to be a teenager
These games are not worth going back there for
I'm out of broken hearts to give to you
I guess I'll save them all for someone new

No time for me to be a teen
No time for me to be a teenager


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No Time for Me to Be a Teenager Lyrics as written by Berger Ishay Ben Horin Yotam

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    i think it means that, he spends all his time searching for his one true love,instead of spending time doing teenage stuff. like hanging out with friends and stuff.

    folkblues8on March 20, 2002   Link
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    in other words he puts his feelings ahead of his own life. looking/finding that certain someone. either way another good useless ID song

    AlwaysLaston April 17, 2002   Link
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    It's a song about ending a relationship and trying to bounce back. He thought the girl he was going out with was the one, but she wasnt and now he is searching for his real true love. get the video off of kungfurecords.com. It's got some good useless ID live footage

    choda_boyon April 19, 2002   Link
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    This is a pretty sweet song lyric that I just saw for the first time... besides what choda boy says, which I agree with, I'd like to add that the line "I'm out of broken hearts to give you" gives the sense that this girl has picked him up and dropped him more than once, which has recently happened to me. This lyric is describing pain like nothing else -- the writer has found the one he truely loves, just to be dumped and dumped again to the point that he knows it's futile to try again. He has given up hope on his love, and looking for hope once again in "someone new", someone who he doesn't truely expect himself to love like he loves the one he's with.

    Sharkyyon April 29, 2002   Link
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    This song is a killer song. It can fit so many situations. The video for this isn't that good. They shouldn't make videos. They kick ass tho. Punk On!

    TheTruEmoKidon August 04, 2002   Link
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    NFGPunkron August 18, 2002   Link
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    this song is about a guy(like me) try to move on and forget about the stupid pass and mistakes and opportunities that he missed. I have stop being a teenager for a while now.....

    asweekon August 26, 2002   Link
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    wow...you would think that a band from israel might have a little more to say than this fucking "boohoo i have a broken heart" horseshit.

    aubible_sighon January 11, 2006   Link
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    They do. Listen to "State of Fear"

    punkpirateon August 17, 2006   Link

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