I stay up too late
Cramming fluff into my brain
That's what critics say, mmhmm
That's what critics say, mmhmm
Should be embarrassed by my taste
Just nostalgia on this page
That's what critics say, mmhmm
About adults reading YA, mmhmm
But I keep turning
Pages like they're burning
It's like I got this daring
Voice in my mind
Saying, "It's more than just alright"
'Cause the writers gonna write, write, write, write, write
And the haters gonna spite, spite, spite, spite, spite
Baby, I'm just gonna read, read, read, read, read
Read YA, Read YA
'Cause the critics gonna scold, scold, scold, scold, scold
They say that I'm too old, old, old, old, old
Baby, I'm just gonna read, read, read, read, read
Read YA, Read YA
I'm at the library
In a section marked as "Teen"
Don't care if I'm seen, mmhmm
I don't care if I'm seen, mmhmm.
I look throughout the stacks,
Sarah Dessen, Holly Black,
And I know I won't go back, mmhmm.
I'm never going back, mmhmm.
'Cause the writers gonna write, write, write, write, write
And the haters gonna spite, spite, spite, spite, spite
Baby, I'm just gonna read, read, read, read, read
Read YA, Read YA
'Cause the critics gonna scold, scold, scold, scold, scold
They say that I'm too old, old, old, old, old
Baby, I'm just gonna read, read, read, read, read
Read YA, Read YA
Hey, hey, hey
Just think while you been getting down and out about the Franzens
And the dirty lying memoirs of the world
You could have been getting down with this sick read
My ex friend brought her new book club
They're like oh my god
But I'm just gonna read
And to the fella over there with the hella broody stare
Won't you come on over baby, we could read, read, read
'Cause the writers gonna write, write, write, write, writeAnd the haters gonna spite, spite, spite, spite, spiteBaby, I'm just gonna read, read, read, read, read
Read YA, read YA!
