Remember when

"Well take me back," I cried,
"To red sunsets and blue skies.
To the crushes and crushed hopes
To all the cigarettes I smoked."
I met the brothers I call friends.
The ones I'll stand by 'til the end.
The days were short, the nights were long
We found redemption in a song.

Memories we made
And all the mistakes that I would never trade
Won't fade away.

Getting stiffed at every show.
Playing to seven kids we know.
Breaking up after one gig.
I got cheap beer spilled on my rig.
Being told we're too damn loud.
Watching the music hit the crowd.
Writing the soundtrack to our lives.
We saw the world through bloodshot eyes.

Do you remember those days?
October chill and June haze.
Do you remember when?
'Cause I remember when we
Healed broken hearts with Souls songs.
Weren't afraid to sing along.
Do you remember when?
'Cause I remember those days.

Getting shitfaced every night.
Seems we never got it right.
The girls never gave me a glance.
I swore one day I'd have my chance.
The time it flew by much too fast.
It seems I'm living in the past.
But thick and thin our bonds held through.
I'd give my dying breath for you.

Yes I remember those days.
The friendships won't fade away.
Well I remember when.
Yes I remember when we.
Were always playing the fools.
Content with breaking the rules.
Do you remember when?
'Cause I remember those days.