[Verse 1 | Male | Quiet, Conversational] Saw a picture of an old house The other day online. Hadn't thought about that place In a very long time. But I knew it when I saw it, Even after all these years. Funny what a photograph Can make come back so clear. I remembered where you worked, And those nights I'd stop on by. We'd talk until it got so late I'd wonder where went the time. I don't recall the things we said, Not every word or joke. Just how easy it was talking When I needed that the most. [Verse 2 | Male | Warm, Reflective] I'd stepped away from the ambulance. There was a call I couldn't shake. And a long relationship had ended, Leaving more than I could say. Some said I was doing well, Some said I'd lost my way. I wasn't sure myself back then. I just took it day by day. Then a job came up an hour off, And I was thinking I'd say yes. You told me I should take it, Said it might be for the best. But when we talked about the future, You told me something I hadn't known: You could never live back there again. And I couldn't ask you to go. [Chorus | Male | Full, Restrained Emotion] HEY, WHAT'S NEW? HOW'S THE WORLD BEEN TREATING YOU? IT'S A STRANGE THING, HOW ONE OLD PICTURE CAN BRING A WHOLE YEAR BACK INTO VIEW. WE WERE THERE FOR JUST A LITTLE WHILE, WHEN BOTH OUR LIVES WERE CHANGING TOO. AND IF I EVER RAN INTO YOU, I THINK I'D JUST SAY, “HEY, WHAT'S NEW?” [Verse 3 | Male | Steady, Honest] I took the job and made the move. We went our separate ways. I settled into working nights, And life went on from there. There wasn't some big final scene, No words I need to change. We wanted different things from life, Or maybe different places. I don't know how you felt back then, And I won't pretend I do. I only know you helped me When I was trying to get through. You didn't try to hold me back, Didn't ask me not to leave. Sometimes I think about that now, And what it meant to me. [Chorus | Male | Warm Band Lift] HEY, WHAT'S NEW? HOW'S THE WORLD BEEN TREATING YOU? IT'S A STRANGE THING, HOW ONE OLD PICTURE CAN BRING A WHOLE YEAR BACK INTO VIEW. WE WERE THERE FOR JUST A LITTLE WHILE, WHEN BOTH OUR LIVES WERE CHANGING TOO. AND IF I EVER RAN INTO YOU, I THINK I'D JUST SAY, “HEY, WHAT'S NEW?” [Instrumental | Melodic Electric Guitar, Piano] [Bridge | Male | Close-Mic, Nearly Spoken] So I looked you up this morning, Just to see how you'd been. Saw a husband and some children, Saw that familiar smile again. I don't know the life behind those pictures. Nobody really can. But it looks like you've been happy, And I'm glad things worked out, if they have. I didn't write a message. Didn't feel the need to. I just sat there for a minute Remembering the girl I knew. [Final Chorus | Male | Emotional, Never Over-Sung] HEY, WHAT'S NEW? I GUESS I KNOW A LITTLE NOW. YOU'VE GOT A FAMILY AND A LIFE THAT SEEMS TO HAVE WORKED OUT. AND I'VE HAD YEARS OF MY OWN SINCE THE DAYS I KNEW YOU THEN. BUT I'M GLAD WE FOUND EACH OTHER FOR THAT LITTLE WHILE BACK WHEN. AND IF OUR PATHS SHOULD CROSS SOMEDAY, THERE'S NOTHING LEFT TO PROVE. I'D SMILE, AND I'D MEAN IT, AND I'D ASK YOU, “HEY, WHAT'S NEW?” [Outro | Male | Acoustic Guitar and Piano Only] That old house was just a picture. I almost scrolled on by. Funny how a place can take you Back to another time. [Soft Electric Guitar Answer] Hope life's been good to you. [End]
