Well, I'm here 'cause I drive too fast   And I'm too young to have a criminal past   Some good behavior would be all right   But I don't seem to qualify      I'm just out for a little fun   But I'm guilty till I'm twenty-one   I guess I'm doin' time for being young      So cut these shackles off of me   This kind of suit don't set me free   Well, I can't live if I can't ride   I want my baby by my side      I'm just out for a little fun   But I'm guilty till I'm twenty-one   I guess I'm doin' time for being young      Now, I can't let the right thing stand in my way   Someday baby, I'll know better   But right now I'm making my pay      No, I don't want to be in this zoo   I want to be outside lovin' you   It's heartbreaking to be this age   I was locked in prison of teenage rage      Well, I was out for a little fun   But I'm guilty till I'm twenty-one   I guess, I'm doin' time for being young      What do I do, who do I thank   To get me out of this stinkin' tank?   It's heartbreaking to be this age   Well, I was locked in prison of teenage rage      I was out for a little fun   And I'm guilty till I'm twenty-one   I guess, I'm doin' time for being young      I was out for a little fun   And I'm guilty till I'm twenty-one   I guess, I'm doin' time for being young      I must be doin' time for bein' young   I don't wanna be doin' time for being young