The Way Things Used to Be

Time has a funny way of slipping through my fingers

Like grains of sand in an hourglass

I 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

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