"You guys remember when..." "It wasn't always like this..." "We used to..." "Nothing makes sense..." Back before we knew what our innocence lacked Back before we cared about more than our naps No bills, no hysteria No sides to fight for We gathered, we laughed We played at being older But before we knew it That life slipped away We woke up one morning The world we knew had changed. Do you remember when Life was easy? When laughing and learning gave it all meaning? Do you remember when the streetlights came on? When moms would yell "All the kids, go home!" I don't know when it happened I just noticed it all at once Everything I knew then Had shattered into dust I watched memories fade Watched relationships pass Watched friendships break from our last goodbye I grew up watching, waiting Piling weight on my shoulders The whole world got bigger My whole world got smaller Do you remember When it all made sense? When life was built from inside your head? Do you remember where it all went wrong? Where it last felt right? Where you belonged? Maybe nothing changed Maybe I just did Maybe I was dreaming Maybe I was a kid Maybe somewhere back then I left something behind Or maybe I just lost it Trying to find my mind I remember When the streetlights came on When the world felt smaller And the nights weren't so long I remember Or I think I do When life was easier Was it ever really true?
