Escaping through music can get a person through life. Hearing your problems set to complex melodies and abstract words acts as a coping device. Music does not just have to relate to simple life problems, but also to societal problems as well. There have been many songs that are overtly related to our society; Sunday Bloody Sunday by U2, What's Going On by Marvin Gaye and American Skin (41 Shots) by Bruce Springsteen are all songs that blatantly address social problems. However, while a song may not throw a social standpoint in your face, it may still address a point. The issue of growing old is dealt with in the Ben Folds song Still Fighting It, and addresses two main aspects within the issue. The idea of delaying aging and a parent's relationship to a child are both exemplified through the lyrics.

"Everybody knows, it hurts to grow up...