Down in the frozen aisle
She bought some green giant peas
I dropped my grocery bags/
That's when she looked up at me

Down on the blue tile floor
I saw her smirking at me
I guess she know I was 16

Tell me why
Tell me why/
That nothing really works until you're 21
Tell me why
Tell me why
That nothing really works until you're 21

Went to a party last week
Drove in my dad's busted jeep

Got no respect at the door
Treated me like a dork

I trie d to go the backway
Saw my big brother Ray
So I didn't have do pay

Tell me why
Tell me why
That nothing really works until you're 21
Tell me why
Tell me why
That nothing really works until you're 21