Twenty Three Lyrics

Before the days that never ended descended to a day job

The Enemy was Public, the Soul spoke De La

Broke like a clay vase when charity left town

So we were on our own til our reality checks bounced

Well ain't nothing like a little bit of rain

Just to wash away the rust from the swing set chains

Faint for a sudden til it all comes rushing

Like "Was that the way it was back then?"

Cause back then dedication meant you kept it on the grind

Til the first slice of sunshine bled through the blinds

I thought that we were kings, I thought she was in love with me

I thought I knew the world til the summer we were twenty three

I thought I knew the world til the summer we were twenty three

I thought I knew the world back then

We weren't allowed to play after dark

When "cool" was Lisa Frank and Jurassic Park

When art was still a macaroni necklace, the summers were golden

We would only play at home when we'd get sick

It's kind of funny how complicated love got

Since the first kiss on the corner by the bus stop

Bloodshot sunsets run red underneath

Thought I knew the world til the summer we were twenty three

Nineteen we were lucky, twenty we were kings

Twenty one sunk to the bottom of the drink

By twenty two, we kept misery for company

We thought we knew the world til the summer we were twenty three