Verse 1 We were kids in the backstreets, running wild after dark, Old jumpers, cold hands, cheap trainers in the park, Talking big about a life we’d find somewhere beyond the town, Swearing one day we’d be kings, never thinking we’d slow down. Bikes on the pavement, bonfire smoke in the air, Mum shouting from the doorway, but we didn’t have a care, Every road felt endless when you’re seventeen and free, And the whole world looked like something waiting just for me. Pre-Chorus Now I’m older, I can see it, What we had and what it meant, All those nights we thought were nothing Built the heart I carry yet. Chorus Take me back where the lights begin, Back to the roads where we were kids, Back to the noise, the dirt, the rain, Back to the place that made my name. Oh, I’ve been far, seen bigger things, But nothing hits like remembering, Who we were when life was wide, Back where the lights begin at night. Verse 2 There was Jamie with the loud mouth, always first to throw a punch, Danny talking ‘bout forever over chips and fizzy lunch, Sarah laughing by the railings with her hair caught in the breeze, And me just trying to act cool while my heart dropped to my knees. Summer fairs and football fences, first drinks tasting way too strong, Every heartbreak felt like dying, every weekend like a song, We thought the world would stay the same if we just ran hard enough, Funny how the smallest days can turn into the biggest stuff. Pre-Chorus Now I’m older, I can feel it, How the years all circle round, No matter where the road may take me, Part of me stays in that town. Chorus Take me back where the lights begin, Back to the roads where we were kids, Back to the noise, the dirt, the rain, Back to the place that made my name. Oh, I’ve been far, seen bigger things, But nothing hits like remembering, Who we were when life was wide, Back where the lights begin at night. Bridge And if I ever lose myself in all this moving on, I know there’s still a version of me there where I belong, In the echoes of the alleyways, the fields, the station bars, In the town that taught me how to dream beyond the stars. Final Chorus Take me back where the lights begin, Back to the roads where we were kids, Back to the noise, the dirt, the rain, Back to the place that made my name. Oh, I’ve been far, seen bigger things, But nothing hits like remembering, Who we were when life was wide, Back where the lights begin at night. Outro Yeah, back where the lights begin, That’s where it all still lives.
