We were laughing in your basement
On those afternoons in July
I know I had to make the first move
You were far too shy
But I didn’t want to chase you away
Chase you away, you away

The Summer warmed the sidewalk
As it burned our bare feet
Running so quickly back to your house
It was just across the street

I miss the simple things… that made us smile
Our childhood dreams, please stay for a while
I miss how you used to sing, so beautiful it made me cry
How your blue eyes used to sparkle as they flooded into mine…

Do you remember anything?
Who you were, what you used to be?
Do you even remember me?
Because I cannot forget
How time kills us all equally

Sometimes I cry, when your image fills my eyes
Because I’m dead to you, you’re dead to me
And it will never be how it used to be!

We’d listen to the songs
We found at Ryan’s house
Oh, how we loved each other
Some emotions yelled, others whispered not too loud
I guess we were just confused or afraid…
Confused or afraid, or afraid…

Then came all the parties
Around the time of Freshman year
We all found drugs and sex
Who you were soon disappeared
Then you left us all, behind...all behind…

I miss the simple things, the party scene
How the instruments made our ears ring
I miss the honesty, no secrets to keep
When we dove into the water, it was never too deep!

I’ll lock up these memories!
And do my best to hide the key!
Behind these smiling teeth!
This smile is real! You can trust me!

I miss the simple things, the curiosity
We talked about our future, like they’d never be reality
And as these moments fade, becoming just memories
These smiles and scars, will soon be ancient history...