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When We Were Young

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When We Were Young Lyrics

[Verse 1: Brett Dennen]
Remember when we were young?
We felt like the luckiest ones
Nothing to worry about
The whole world was a hand-me-down

It's hard to be different
It's even harder when you want to fit in
High school was a catastrophe
It was a failure factory

[Pre-Chorus: Brett Dennen]
Turn it up, turn it up
Turn up your radio loud
Don't forget where you come from
It's too soon to be proud

[Chorus: Brett Dennen]
Remember when we were young? [x2]

[Verse 2: Brett Dennen]
Remember when we were broke?
Money would come and go
The whole world is a hand-me-down
So you gotta wear it proud
Whenever I reminisce
I know that the greatest risk
Is giving up the fun for pay
I don't want to live that way, hey

[Pre-Chorus: Brett Dennen]
Tear it up, tear it up
Tear out that page
I don't want to grow up
I don't want to act my age

[Chorus: Brett Dennen]
Remember when we were young?

[Pre-Chorus: Brett Dennen]
Turn it up, turn it up
Turn up your radio loud
Don't forget where you come from
It's too soon to be proud

[Chorus: Brett Dennen]
Remember when we were young? [x2]

Ohhhhhh-oh
Ohhhhhh-oh-oh
Oh oh oh oh oohh
Oh oh oh oh oh [x2]
[Bridge: Brett Dennen]
How will I know if I don't ask why?
I won't let it pass me by
I see my life in a faded sky
Slippin away, ey, eyyy

[Pre-Chorus: Brett Dennen]
Tear it up, tear it up
Tear out that page
I don't want to grow up
Don't want to act my age

[Chorus: Brett Dennen]
Remember when we were young?

[Pre-Chorus: Brett Dennen]
Turn it up, turn it up
Turn up your radio loud
Don't forget where you come from
It's too soon to be proud

[Chorus: Brett Dennen]
Remember when we were young?

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October 22, 2013
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