[Verse 1] Do you remember that photograph, the one we swore we’d never lose? Back when the world felt endless, and we had nothing left to prove. Sneaking out past curfew, running wild under neon lights, Drunk on teenage freedom, trading secrets in the dead of night. We laughed until our ribs would break, no fear of what was down the line, Thought we’d be kings forever, thought the stars would always shine. Passing notes in history class, making bets we never paid, Tracing hearts in window frost, swearing nothing would ever fade. Every dream felt so damn close, like we could reach and pull it in, Chasing love like open roads, never scared of where we’d been. We were reckless, we were golden, we were fire without a spark, Blind to the way the years move fast, blind to the weight they leave behind. Now I stand here with that photograph, edges worn, colors drained, A relic of the ones we were, a past that time will not explain. [Pre-Chorus 1] And I swear it still feels like yesterday, But the faces in that picture have all changed. [Chorus 1] See you later, my friend, though I don’t know when, If we’ll ever chase the midnight like we did back then. Time has stolen what we swore would stay, Turned our youth into memories that won’t fade away. We swore we'd never change, swore we'd always be the same, But promises get weaker when the years slip away. So I’ll raise a glass to what we had, To every road we took and never turned back. See you later, my friend, though I don’t know when, If the past is just a place we can’t return again. [Verse 2] Do you remember the way we swore we’d leave this town? Chasing something bigger, like we’d never settle down. Letters in my dresser, numbers lost in broken phones, We thought we'd keep in touch, but now we stand alone. First loves, first fights, first heartbreaks in the rain, Taught us lessons that we’d swear we’d never learn again. And maybe I was foolish, holding on for way too long, But some ghosts aren’t meant to die, and some songs never lose their song. Now I see your name in faded ink, on pages torn and thrown away, Another chapter that we closed, another price that time will pay. [Pre-Chorus 2] And I swear it still feels like yesterday, But the faces in that picture have all changed. [Chorus 2] See you later, my friend, though I don’t know when, If we’ll ever chase the midnight like we did back then. Time has stolen what we swore would stay, Turned our youth into memories that won’t fade away. We swore we'd never change, swore we'd always be the same, But promises get weaker when the years slip away. So I’ll raise a glass to what we had, To every road we took and never turned back. See you later, my friend, though I don’t know when, If the past is just a place we can’t return again. [Bridge] And if I could go back, would I do it all the same? Would we run a little faster, would we fight a little less? Would we hold on tighter, knowing time won’t wait? Or would we still watch the years take all that’s left? I close my eyes, and I hear the echoes, Laughter down a hallway that I can’t step in. Footsteps in the snow, voices in the wind, Pieces of a story that will never be again. No, we can’t rewind, no, we can’t pretend, But I’d give anything to go back just once again. [Chorus 3] See you later, my friend, though I don’t know when, If we’ll ever chase the midnight like we did back then. Time has stolen what we swore would stay, Turned our youth into memories that won’t fade away. We swore we'd never change, swore we'd always be the same, But promises get weaker when the years slip away. So I’ll raise a glass to what we had, To every road we took and never turned back. See you later, my friend, but before we fade, I'll keep that photograph, ‘cause some things never change. [Outro] Do you remember that photograph? The one we swore we’d never lose? Well, I still keep it—just in case you do.
