We Are Young
Fun/Janelle Monae Lyrics

Give me a second I
I need a moment to compose myself

I need to get my story straight
I must make sure my account is truthful

My friends are in the bathroom getting higher than the Empire State
My companions are doing drugs in the lavatory

My lover she's waiting for me just across the bar
My sweetheart is on the opposite side of the pub

My seat's been taken by some sunglasses asking 'bout a scar, and
Someone is sitting in my chair, and they're inquiring about my wound

I know I gave it to you months ago
I realize I handed it to you many months ago

I know you're trying to forget
I am aware that you are attempting to erase it from your memory

But between the drinks and subtle things
However, with the beverages and nuances

The holes in my apologies, you know
The flaws in my excuses, you see

I'm trying hard to take it back
I am putting in effort to retract it

So if by the time the bar closes
Thus, in case the establishment closes

And you feel like falling down
And you have the sensation of collapsing

I'll carry you home
I will transport you to your residence

Tonight
This evening

We are young
We are youthful

So let's set the world on fire
Therefore, let us ignite the planet

We can burn brighter than the sun
We are capable of shining brighter than the sun

Now I know that I'm not
Now, I am aware that I am not

All that you got
Everything that you possess

I guess that I, I just thought
I presumed

Maybe we could find new ways to fall apart
It is possible that we could discover alternative methods to separate

But our friends are back
However, our companions returned

So let's raise a cup
So let's lift a glass

'Cause I found someone to carry me home
Because I located someone who will bear me homeward

Carry me home tonight (na na na na na na)
Escort me to my house this night

Just carry me home tonight (na na na na na na)
Simply convey me to my residence tonight

The moon is on my side (na na na na na na)
The moon is on my team

I have no reason to run (na na na na na na)
I have no rationale to escape

So will someone come and carry me home tonight (na na na na na na)
Therefore, will another person appear to fetch me to my abode this evening

The angels never arrived (na na na na na na)
The divine beings never came

But I can hear the choir (na na na na na na)
However, I can perceive the chorus

So will someone come and carry me home (na na na na na na)
Therefore, will another person appear to escort me to my residence

Tonight
This evening

We are young
We are youthful

So let's set the world on fire
Therefore, let us ignite the planet

We can burn brighter than the sun
We are capable of shining brighter than the sun

So if by the time the bar closes
Thus, in case the establishment closes

And you feel like falling down
And you have the sensation of collapsing

I'll carry you home tonight
I will transport you to your residence this evening