[Verse 1]
I got a badge, I got a desk
I got a folder on my chest
Used to race through sugarcane
Now I chase a paper chain
My coffee's cold, my back hurts now
I signed my name and asked out loud
How'd we go from hide and seek
To quarterly reviews and sleep?
[Pre-Chorus]
Now I know what grown-ups do
They pay the bill and wait it through
I miss the days we had one fear
A orange fox disappearing here
[Chorus]
Taxes and faxes
That’s adult life, baby
Taxes and faxes
My whole week's gone hazy
Taxes and faxes
Where did the fun act go?
(Where did the fun act go?)
Taxes and faxes
And I miss Dora, yo
[Verse 2]
Remember when the stakes were small?
A map, a backpack, that was all
"Swiper, no swiping" on repeat
Now it's "Please attach" in every meeting
I got a lunchbox full of mail
A printer jam, a paper trail
I used to solve a jungle maze
Now I just count all my delays
[Pre-Chorus]
Now I know what grown-ups do
They stare at screens and power through
I miss the days we had one goal
Help her find the bridge and roll
[Chorus]
Taxes and faxes
That’s adult life, baby
Taxes and faxes
My whole week's gone hazy
Taxes and faxes
Where did the fun act go?
(Where did the fun act go?)
Taxes and faxes
And I miss Dora, yo
[Bridge]
If I could go back, I'd run
Past the grown-up stuff for fun
No receipts, no forms, no dread
Just a fox and a map instead
Hey!
[Final Chorus]
Taxes and faxes
That’s adult life, baby
Taxes and faxes
My whole week's gone hazy
Taxes and faxes
I need a rescue, yo
(I need a rescue, yo)
Taxes and faxes
Swiper, take me home
(swiper, take me home)