back when we were young

[Verse 1]

We had dirt on our shoes and the sun in our eyes,
Running through the streets till the daylight died.
No clock on the wall, no place we had to be,
Just a couple of friends and a world to see.

Games on the screen till the middle of the night,
Laughing so hard that we couldn't sit right.
Every little moment felt bigger than gold,
Back when the world wasn't something to hold.

[Pre-Chorus]

Now the morning comes too fast,
And the good old days are in the past.
But somewhere underneath it all,
I can still hear that childhood call.

[Chorus]

Take me back to when we were young,
When life was a song still left unsung.
We had no money, but we had time,
And every day felt like a paradise.

Now we work just to pay the bills,
Chasing dreams through the city's hills.
Money comes and money goes,
And somehow nobody really knows.

But I still remember those summer nights,
Running free underneath the lights.
If growing up means leaving that behind,
I'll keep those memories alive in my mind.

[Verse 2]

Now there's rent to pay and things to buy,
Another long day passing by.
Wake up early, come home late,
Counting every number on the paper we made.

We used to think that growing up
Meant we'd finally have enough.
But nobody told us along the way
That time would be the price we'd pay.

[Pre-Chorus]

Still, sometimes I close my eyes,
And I'm back beneath those summer skies.
No deadlines and no heavy plans,
Just scraped-up knees and dirty hands.

[Chorus]

Take me back to when we were young,
When life was a song still left unsung.
We had no money, but we had time,
And every day felt like a paradise.

Now we work just to pay the bills,
Chasing dreams through the city's hills.
Money comes and money goes,
And somehow nobody really knows.

But I still remember those summer nights,
Running free underneath the lights.
If growing up means leaving that behind,
I'll keep those memories alive in my mind.

[Bridge]

Maybe growing up doesn't mean
That we have to lose everything.
Maybe there's still a kid inside,
Waiting for us to let him outside.

So turn the music up tonight,
Forget the clock, forget the time.
Call your friends and go somewhere,
For just one night, we don't have to care.

[Final Chorus]

Take me back to when we were young,
When every road led somewhere fun.
We had the world beneath our feet,
And every stranger we could meet.

Now we've got bills and work to do,
But I won't let the years erase you.
The kid I was is still alive,
Somewhere in me, he survived.

And when the days become too long,
I'll find him in an old familiar song.
For just a moment, I'll be young,
Back where the best days had begun.

[Outro]

We grow older, that's the way,
But we don't have to lose yesterday.
The years may take the time away,
But the memories are ours to stay.