Don't Trust Over Thirty
Going Steady Lyrics

The lyrics of Going Steady's song Don't Trust Over Thirty is reflective of the frustrations and anxieties of youth. The song starts off with a classic question of existentialism, "Why was I born? Why will I die?" This is followed by the poignant observation that the sunset makes the singer cry. These lines could be interpreted as an indication of the singer's dread about the end of the day and the start of another mundane one. The recurring lines on the beauty of the human life and the need to trust make it quite clear that the song is about the conflict between youthful idealism and the pressures of reality.

The verse that goes, "I’ll sing my heart out / sing from my heart / Beautiful human life / Your value is beyond measure," reveals the song's inspired side. It's about wanting things to be perfect and reaching a state of bliss, where the heart could sing out and everything would be okay. The song's chorus, "Don't trust over thirty," requires an explicit explanation. It is a repudiation of conformity to the values and beliefs of an older generation. The song stresses that they do not know of the growing hopelessness in today's world and are not to be trusted. The song seems to be asking the listener to hold on to their youthful idealism and never relinquish it, as maturity will kill it.