And we drink and get older
And some of us even
try to get sober
Now here's to the ********
And the last calls
Well city kids you get
what you ask for
And acquaintances
turn to friends
I hope those friends
they'll remember me
Hold the night for ransom
as we kidnap the memories
I'm sure there's a way
to express what
you meant to me
Sit around the table
and use those years
as the centerpiece
Hold on to what you were
Forget what you're not
The streets were ours
that summer at least
those two blocks
Reminisce on those days
I guess that's OK
You wonder why
Some grow up move on
Close the chapter
Live separate lives
The twenty-somethin'
confusion before
the suit and tie
Strangers become mistakes
But those mistakes
make you feel alive
Hindsight is vibrant
Reality rarely lit
Memory's a collage
pasted with glue
that barely sticks
Good Lord they
broke all my shields
Locks bathroom doors
Graffiti and high heels
Until you felt that altitude
You don't know
how high feels
Party mountain
Some don't ever come
down from around here uh
To be young again
I guess it's relative
The camera lights the whiskey
rye sink into the skin
I fantasize about a second win
Grow a moustache
Pick up another bad habit
and let the games begin
So here's to the nights
Dancin' with the band
Strangers into girlfriends
from a one night stand
Brought a little liquor
and turned up the
Johnny Cash
You could bring
a receipt to Heaven
But you cannot
take it back
And this is life
This is real
Even when it feels
like it isn't
I'd be a ******* liar
to say at times
I didn't miss it
Seduce us
I turn my back
as I walk into
the distance
Dip my feet in
every once in a while
Just to say I visit
And we hold
onto these nights
Tryin' to find our way
home by the street light
Over time you figure out
This is me right
Learn a lot about your friends
Right around 2 A.M.
And acquaintances
turn to friends
I hope those friends
they'll remember me
Hold the night for ransom
as we kidnap the memories
I'm sure there's a way
to express what
you meant to me
Sit around the table
and use those years
as the centerpiece