[Intro]  
Alarm clock screaming at 7:08  
Mom says hurry up, but my shoes ain't straight  

[Verse 1]  
Cereal in my hair, homework in the sink  
I'm only in fourth grade, give me time to think  
Bus stop shuffle with my giant backpack  
Feels like I'm hauling bowling balls in black  
Math book, lunch box, three crushed crayons  
Missing left shoe but the right one's on  

[Pre-Chorus]  
Teacher at the doorway, coffee in her hand  
Says, "Good morning, class," like it's Disneyland  
But my desk is a jungle of papers and glue  
Lost my permission slip in week two  

[Chorus]  
It's hard out here in the fourth grade life  
Spelling tests hitting like a food-fight pie  
Multiplication tables chasing me in my dreams  
And I still can't open my milk without screams  
Got a backpack bigger than my whole backyard  
Yeah, being nine is already too hard  
Tiny little kid in a giant school parade  
Tryna make it through the day in the fourth grade  

[Verse 2]  
Pop quiz Monday, didn't see that sign  
Just learned division, now we're doing it blind  
Teacher says, "Show your work," but my pencil's gone  
Borrow from my neighbor just to write my name wrong  
Science class talking 'bout the solar system  
I just wanna know if I can go and visit 'em  
Recess is freedom for twenty small minutes  
Then the whistle blows, like "That's it, you're finished"  

[Chorus]  
It's hard out here in the fourth grade life  
Spelling tests hitting like a food-fight pie  
Multiplication tables chasing me in my dreams  
And I still can't open my milk without screams  
Got a backpack bigger than my whole backyard  
Yeah, being nine is already too hard  
Tiny little kid in a giant school parade  
Tryna make it through the day in the fourth grade  

[Bridge]  
Group project drama, who stole my glue  
Somebody sneezed on my almost-new shoes  
Reading out loud, my heart goes boom  
Please don't pick my name, I'll clean the whole room  
Homework mountain in my take-home folder  
By the time I'm done, I'll be way, way older  

[Chorus]  
It's hard out here in the fourth grade life  
Spelling tests hitting like a food-fight pie  
Multiplication tables chasing me in my dreams  
And I still can't open my milk without screams  
Got a backpack bigger than my whole backyard  
Yeah, being nine is already too hard  
Tiny little kid in a giant school parade  
Tryna make it through the day in the fourth grade  

[Outro]  
But when that last bell rings, I'm superman fast  
Racing down the hallway like I'm free at last  
Tomorrow I'll be back with my books and braids  
Still laughing 'bout how wild it is in fourth grade  
Yeah, I'm small but I got big A+ dreams  
Gonna ride this crazy, epic fourth-grade scene