We were kids with nothin’ but too much time Tryin’ to rhyme our lives into old song lines Rewritin’ lyrics on the back porch rail Singin’ off-key ‘til our voices failed Cards on the table, Yahtzee dice flyin Nobody keepin’ score, everybody tryin Laughin’ ‘til the moment slipped out of our hands Didn’t know those were the days we’d never get back again And Lord… the way we lived Good times, bad decisions, every day a new risk Didn’t matter where we were, what trouble we were in We were young, we were wild, we were findin’ ourselves back then And I’d give anything just to feel that shift Yeah, life was sweeter in the way we lived Prank calls at midnight, breath held tight Hanging up fast as the porch light flicked bright Comedy shows where we laughed ’til we cried Walkin’ out feelin’ ten pounds lighter inside Burn barrel explosions out behind the shed We’d jump like fools, then laugh ‘til we were red That homemade pool table leanin’ just so Crooked shots fallin’ like we meant ’em to go Ping pong matches with the ball on fire Dancin’ around the table like the floor was lava pyre Concert nights under neon skies Singin’ every chorus with our hands up high Beach vacations where the sunsets stayed Waves rollin’ easy like the plans we made Bare feet, cold drinks, laughter in the sand Feelin’ like forever was right there in our hands Yeah, Lord… the way we lived Good times, bad decisions, no regrets to forgive Just memories burnin’ bright as the sparks we lit Back when nothin’ mattered more than the moment we were in And if time would slow down, I’d take every minute it gives Just to taste that freedom in the way we lived Funny how the simple days Grow bigger when they’re gone You think they’ll last forever But they don’t stay long All the laughter, all the chaos All the love we didn’t see Now they shine like roadsigns Pointin’ to who I came to be So here’s to the way we lived To the wild, bright moments time can never dismiss To the friends, to the nights, to the stories we keep To the parts of life that never fall asleep Yeah, we lived loud, we lived free, and I’ll always miss Every piece of the puzzle In the way we lived
