Modern Miseries and My Bottle of Cough Syrup

Oh to be young and insecure; scared and yet very brave; going up and coming down, all the very same. And so for you, and for me, I've taken some kind words, over which I sprinkled some optimism, spilled some old world romance, added a spoonful of nostalgia and stirred it all with my love for rhyme; and here you go: my bottle of cough syrup!