Released: August 3, 2018

Songwriter: Andrew “Pop” Wansel OAK Alessia Cara

Producer: Ford Miskin

[Verse 1]
Make my way through the motions, I try to ignore it
But home's looking farther the closer I get
Don't know why I can't see the end
Is it over yet? Hmm
A short leash and a short fuse don't match
They tell me it ain't that bad, now don't you overreact
So I just hold my breath, don't know why
I can't see the sun when young should be fun

[Pre-Chorus]
And I guess the bad can get better
Gotta be wrong before it's right
Every happy phrase engraved in my mind
And I've always been a go-getter
There's truth in every word I write
But still, the growing pains, growing pains
They're keeping me up at night

[Chorus]
And I can't hide 'cause growing pains are keeping me up at night
And I can't hide 'cause growing pains are keeping me up at night

[Verse 2]
Try to mend what's left of my content incomprehension
As I take on the stress of the mess that I've made
Don’t know if I even care for "grown" if it's just alone, yeah

[Pre-Chorus]
And I guess the bad can get better
Gotta be wrong before it's right
Every happy phrase engraved in my mind
I've always been a go-getter
There's truth in every word I write
But still, the growing pains, growing pains
They're keeping me up at night

[Chorus]
And I can't hide 'cause growing pains are keeping me up at night
And I can't hide 'cause growing pains are keeping me up at night
And I can't hide 'cause growing pains are keeping me up at night
And I can't hide 'cause growing pains are keeping me up at night

Alessia Cara

Alessia Caracciolo is a singer-songwriter from Brampton, Ontario, Canada. Upon the release of her first single, “Here”, she shortened her last name because it was “so long and spelled crazy.”

Cara started posting covers on her YouTube channel at the age of 13. She first started to gain popularity when she posted a cover of Justin Timberlake’s “Mirrors.” Soon after, her cover of The Neighbourhood’s “Sweater Weather” took off. These covers got her signed to EP Entertainment and later, Def Jam.

Her first single, “Here” premiered on The FADER on April 27th, 2015, and blew up soon after. Just four months later, the song racked up 18 million Spotify streams in addition to 4.5 million views on its official video.