The Way We Were

[Verse 1]

Can't even say what I believe in anymore

Everything has changed, but it feels just like before

Still pulling on Christmas crackers

Tryna get the bigger half, yeah

It started slowly, such a primal violent feeling

Growing like a plant that bumps its head into the ceiling

Let's talk about it over a beer

I'm right here, just thinking 'bout

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The way we were

The way we were

The way we were

[Verse 2]

I know it's impolite to yell at passing strangers

I did it for a year or two

Hell, we all go through phases

Wearing that crown of thorns

Angry that I'd ever been born, yeah

Turning away is just another game to hustle

Sitting on your own, baby, flexing your muscles

Praying to God to make me more uptight

I'm alright, I just can't believe

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The way we were

The way we were

The way we were

[Verse 3]

It's not a secret, I'm a tricky one to manage

Wreckage in my past, all that collateral damage

The ordinary world depressed me

You surely can't hold that against me

It's bittersweet if you like sugar with your poison

Watched you up on stage, yeah, baby, you destroyed them

Isn't that what it's all about?

You freaked them out, you gotta love

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The way we were

The way we were

The way we were

[Verse 4]

And as for us, we've learned to love the cake were baked in

Destiny's a recipe, there's really no escaping

I still don't know if we were wrong or right

But what a fight, remembering

[Chorus]

The way we were

The way we were

The way we were

The way we were

The way we were

The way we were