Lyrics
[verse]
We used to think the summer nights would never end
Used to think that we would never have to pretend
Just kids with worn out shoes and a broken radio
Thought we had forever, didn't want to know
[verse]
Now the friends have scattered, now the roads all split
Some of us got older, some of us just quit
I still hear that laughter echo down the hall
Miss the version of us before we had to fall
[chorus]
Wish I could go back to being young
Back when every heartbreak was just a song we sung
Back before the weight of every word we said
Wish I could go back before we grew instead
We were young, we were young
Didn't know how good it was until it was gone
[verse]
I drove past the old house, saw the light was on
Someone else's kids there, someone else's song
Time doesn't wait for anyone to say goodbye
It just keeps on moving while we wonder why
[chorus]
Wish I could go back to being young
Back when every heartbreak was just a song we sung
Back before the weight of every word we said
Wish I could go back before we grew instead
We were young, we were young
Didn't know how good it was until it was gone
[bridge]
Maybe it's not about the going back
Maybe it's just holding on to what we lack
A little of that fire, a little of that light
Carry it forward into tonight
[chorus]
Wish I could go back to being young
Back when every heartbreak was just a song we sung
Back before the weight of every word we said
Wish I could go back before we grew instead
