We Were Young

[Verse 1] Wild and free, seventeen You were only seventeen And your mind was beatin' like a djembe drum We were young, we were young You were mine and we were young And our love was burnin' Life was but a dream [Verse 2] I got lost a few times You knew everywhere I'd hide You would look and call, and eventually I'd come We were young, we were young We got lost when we were young But our hearts were always easy to unwind [Verse 3] Two years gone, you were gone You were off to share your song Off to heal the aching pieces of the Earth And it hurt when you left But I never told you how 'Cause I wanted you to go and travel on Travel on, travel on We were young and you were gone Off to heal the aching pieces of the Earth [Chorus] Oh, love, will you stay awake tonight We can live tonight In between this Oh, phone line, please be clear tonight Let me hear tonight Dear, I need this [Verse 4] Ten years flew, and you'd write And I'd call you every night And we'd close our eyes and meet there in our sleep And you'd keep me a light In your window so I'd know After all those years that, still, my home is you [Chorus] Oh, love, will you stay awake tonight We can live tonight In between this Oh, phone line, please be clear tonight Let me hear tonight Dear, I need the [Outro] Whole world to wait The whole world to wait The whole world to wait