Lockers slam like a heartbeat drum Graffiti notes say “skip class, run” Walkman buzzing in my backpack Mixtape love that I can’t get back Fluorescent lights and cheap cologne Passing notes ’cause no cell phones Polaroid smiles, slightly blurred Every moment felt like a word We were kings of the parking lot Living fast on what we got No GPS, just getting lost Didn’t know what it would cost We were young in the hallways of ’99 Living like forever was a real-time line No filters, no rewind Just a moment we could never redefine We were loud, we were lost, we were outta our minds Writing stories in the margins of time Yeah, we thought we’d never fade In the hallways of ’99 Chalkboard dust and cafeteria fries Crushing hard but playing it cool in disguise Football games under Friday lights First kiss hiding out of sight Teachers talking, we drift away Dreaming bigger than this place Doodles turning into plans World felt small in our hands We were rebels without a map Laughing through the aftermath Every risk felt justified Every rule we pushed aside We were young in the hallways of ’99 Living like forever was a real-time line No filters, no rewind Just a moment we could never redefine We were loud, we were lost, we were outta our minds Writing stories in the margins of time Yeah, we thought we’d never fade In the hallways of ’99 Now those lockers are ghosts in my head All those words we never said Bell rings echo somewhere far We were fire, we were sparks CD skipping, memory plays In a thousand different ways If I could go back for a day… We were young in the hallways of ’99 Every second felt like borrowed time No filters, no disguise Just a truth we didn’t recognize We were loud, we were lost, we were learning to fly Didn’t know we were saying goodbye Yeah, we thought we’d never change In the hallways of ’99 Lockers slam… fade to silence But it still feels like perfect timing
