The Way Things Used To Be

(album: Retrofit - 2021)

Time has a funny way of slipping through my fingers
Like grains of sand in an hourglass
I tri-tri-tried to find a way to let each moment linger
But before I knew it they had passed

And all our bike rides turned to night drives and then nine to fives
Say goodbye to those late nights turned to sunrise before we closed our eyes

Now I'm sitting here alone, staring at the phone
Wanna let you know that I hope everything is going alright
But I won't find the nerve tonight
Feeling left behind

Our best days ripped away
Can't we just start again?
We said fuck growing up
Then grew apart instead
Now I just miss the way things used to be
And I just wish we stayed seventeen

Time we thought was ours was only ever borrowed
Yet I'm still chasing yesterday
You and I, we always had such big plans for tomorrow
But I guess life got in the way

And all our day dreams took a backseat to our new routines
Ain't it funny how quickly all the best weeks fade to memories

Now I'm missing you to death, wishing you the best
Holding every breath since you left
As I drown in how it could be
The what if's echo on repeat
Cutting right through me

Our best days ripped away
Can't we just start again?
We said fuck growing up
Then grew apart instead
Now I just miss the way things used to be
And I just wish we stayed seventeen forever
Cause it's never been enough to just remember

Now I just miss the way things used to be
And I just wish we stayed seventeen
Cause now I just miss the way things used to be
And I just wish we stayed seventeen

Our best days ripped away
Can't we just start again?
We said fuck growing up
Then grew apart instead
Now I just miss the way things used to be
And I just wish we stayed seventeen
Yeah, I just miss the way things used to be
I just wish we stayed seventeen