We thought we had forever; nothing felt like ending Never thought twice about the time we were spending We never knew which moments we'd keep Or which we'd leave behind Now we tell those stories like they happened last week Every little detail comes back to mind We let the hours disappear Never guessed we'd miss them from here Before we knew, we were already looking back Before we knew, the days slipped through the cracks Thought we'd always have another night like this Spent it like loose change, never knew we were rich Before we knew, we were already looking back Before we knew, we were already photographs Before we knew, before we knew We were making memories Now we know ordinary nights aren't ordinary Passing moments never stay temporary A random Tuesday becomes the story everyone retells Sometimes what matters most was never in the plan Years from now, small things return as vivid details What lasts is rarely what you thought you'd understand We let the hours disappear Never guessed we'd miss them from here Before we knew, we were already looking back Before we knew, the days slipped through the cracks Thought we'd always have another night like this Spent it like loose change, never knew we were rich Before we knew, we were already looking back Before we knew, we were already photographs Before we knew, before we knew We were making memories Back then, man moved like tomorrow was guaranteed Never clocked the little moments planting every seed Thought the best nights needed plans, big moves and something new Turns out all the simple bits were everything we'd need to Now I rate the quiet link-ups more than any grand event Half the best ones weren't even planned, they just came and went Didn't feel like a memory then, that's the mad thing Only later clocked how much those nothing nights had meant These days I stay a little longer when the night starts winding down Started taking in the little bits I used to rush straight past Funny how you feel it more when you stop living quite so fast Before we knew, the good old days had already come around Before we knew, we were already looking back Before we knew, the days slipped through the cracks Thought we'd always have another night like this Spent it like loose change, never knew we were rich Now we know these are the days we'll want back Before we knew, we were already photographs Before we knew, before we knew We were making memories
