Cover art for 28 by Lauren Spencer Smith
Feb. 15, 20231 viewer30.9K views

28 Lyrics

[Verse 1]
When you first told me about her, you said she was thirty
And I just can't help but think you knew it was dirty
And maybe you were just a little sad
But there's no excuse to lie to me like that
When you first told me about her, you said she was thirty

[Chorus]
But she's only twenty-eight, I'm not even half her age
She probably just had her first high school reunion
You're probably the first one she's ever moved in with
You think that I wanna hate, but you set me up this way
So, for my health, I'll bе blocking your number
'Cause you couldn't wait 'til I got a bit older

[Verse 2]
And somеtimes I kinda feel like I want to forgive
But it never crossed your mind that maybe I'm still a kid
And I'm so used to being the adult
Even when you say it's not your fault
But I'm kinda getting sick and tired of crying
So, please, stop lying, and lying, and lying

[Chorus]
She's only twenty-eight, I'm not even half her age
She probably just had her first high school reunion
You're probably the first one she's ever moved in with
You think that I wanna hate, but you set me up this way
So, for my health, I'll be blocking your number
'Cause you couldn't wait 'til I got a bit older
To tell me she was twenty-eight
[Outro]
To tell me she was twenty-eight
What the **** is twenty-eight?
You said she's mature, so that makes it okay
And you said she likes sports, so that makes it okay
And she's actually pretty, so that makes it okay
But there's nothing you can say
That makes twenty-eight okay to me

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Genius Annotation

This song is about a certain person dating someone that’s underage. Rumors say she’s talking about Lauren’s father. As Lauren states many times in the song, this certain person lied to her saying she was 30. This song is Track 8 on her debut album, “Mirror”. The end of the song states “There’s nothing you can say that makes 28 ok to me” meaning this certain person made up excuses to date the girl.

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