It's about tenneaged girls and how they have a freedom in high school that they don't get afterwards. It's a man's world out there, so they should "do something pretty while they can". Fear, boredom, peer pressure, all the things that push one away from "reading the gospel to yourself" seem worth giving in to. They're only there for a limited time. Reading the gospel to yourself is fine, but it sounds disappointing compared to driving from Cali to NY, doesn't it?
I think that's what the song suggests. Live. Leave a mark that only makes sense to you. Be good later, you're free and young and can do beautiful things with that.
It's about tenneaged girls and how they have a freedom in high school that they don't get afterwards. It's a man's world out there, so they should "do something pretty while they can". Fear, boredom, peer pressure, all the things that push one away from "reading the gospel to yourself" seem worth giving in to. They're only there for a limited time. Reading the gospel to yourself is fine, but it sounds disappointing compared to driving from Cali to NY, doesn't it?
I think that's what the song suggests. Live. Leave a mark that only makes sense to you. Be good later, you're free and young and can do beautiful things with that.