[Verse 1] We rode rusted bicycles down cracked old roads No helmet laws, no tracking codes A dollar in our pocket, nowhere to be And somehow that felt like liberty We said dumb things, we laughed too loud Middle fingers aimed straight at the clouds No screenshots, no permanent stain Just Friday nights and summer rain [Pre-Chorus] Yeah, maybe we were reckless Maybe we were wild But no one taught our hearts To live afraid all the while [Chorus] Back in the old school Before the world got so cold and cruel Before every word had a warning label Before every man had to sit so stable We were falling down, getting back up Living life instead of scrolling stuff Maybe we were broken fools But we were free... back in the old school [Verse 2] Front porch talks till the morning light Not everybody trying to win a fight You could disappear for a couple days And nobody tracked your every phase Paper maps and handwritten notes Smoke in bars and worn denim coats A handshake still meant something then Now everything’s terms and conditions again [Pre-Chorus] Yeah, maybe we were stubborn Maybe hard to tame But life felt more human Before the machines knew our names [Chorus] Back in the old school Before the world got so cold and cruel Before every joke became a headline Before every fence became a thin blue line We were loud guitars and open roads Not tiny lives behind passwords Maybe we were born to lose But we were free... back in the old school [Bridge] Now every street has cameras watching Every thought needs softening Everybody talks but nobody bleeds Everybody’s selling somebody needs But somewhere deep inside my soul That old fire still burns gold [Guitar Solo] [Final Chorus] Back in the old school Where the nights felt endless and beautiful Where mistakes were just part of living And love was something worth forgiving We had dust on boots, hearts on fire Dreaming bigger than the county lines Maybe time made different rules But we were alive... back in the old school [Outro] Yeah... we were alive Back in the old school
