What We’d Change

Verse 1 We were running blind through fire and rain Told ourselves we’d do it all the same But time’s a mirror, sharp and clear And some truths only show up years from here Pre-Chorus We held tight when we should’ve let go Spoke soft when we needed to blow Chorus If we knew back then what we know now We might’ve turned around somehow Wouldn’t say yes to every dare Wouldn’t pretend we didn’t care We’d lose less sleep, fight fairer fights Hold on looser on colder nights Verse 2 We built a future on shifting ground Kept talking when we should’ve calmed down Laughed too loud to hide the ache Tried to bend what was bound to break Pre-Chorus We made rules just to watch them bend Chased beginnings with no end Chorus If we knew back then what we know now We’d walk a different line, no doubt Wouldn’t burn for every thrill Wouldn’t bleed just to feel still We’d say less words we didn’t mean And leave before we made a scene Bridge But maybe all we did was right In its own wrong way, that night We were just kids in grown-up skins Trying to lose and trying to win And though we fell where we began At least we stood, at least we ran Breakdown Verse We saw forever in borrowed time Thought love was just another climb We touched the stars, forgot the fall Held the high and lost it all Final Chorus If we knew back then what we know now We’d still be us, just different now Wouldn’t try to always win Wouldn’t lose just to begin We’d carry less and love more clear And maybe still be standing here