Well, I ain't 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, hah
I just stopped for a little fun
But I'm guilty till I'm twenty-one
I guess I'm doing 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 just stopped 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, maybe, I'll know better
But right now, I'm making them pay

What do I do? Who do I thank?
To get me out of this stinkin' tank
It's heartbreaking to be this age
Always locked in prison of a teenage rage

I just stopped for a little fun
But i'm guilty till I'm twenty-one
I guess i'm doing time for being young

I was out for a little fun
But i'm guilty till I'm twenty-one
I guess i'm doing time for being young
I must be doing time for being young
I don't want to be doing time for being young!