It's been 18 years since fetus,   And suddenly I'm on my own  I can vote, play bingo, smoke, enlist,   But can't seem to let myself go    I guess I'm leaving you mother,   I'll be back this summer  My dorm will be lonely unless there's a chick  I'll miss your home cooked meals forever    Breaking up a history,   Taking up a life to carry on,   Leaving everything I know behind    Laundry days, tuition paid, gotta keep on keeping up  Because those high school days are over now  You better get to every class, those tests will kick your ass  Because those high school days are over now    Can't afford a thing, can't afford the time to get a job  You've got to study!!!   Oh, how I miss those good ol' days when Mom would tuck me in  Because those high school days are over now  Dependent days are over now  No more careless days of bliss  Because those high school days are over    So now it's farewell to father,   I never will bother you more for the car rides,   But will for the cash  I'll miss my allowance on Thursdays    Breaking up a history,   Taking up a life to carry on,   Leaving everything I know behind    Cause I'm always there  And I won't let you out of my side