[INTRO — glittery bells, soft hums, Polaroid flutter]
click… fwip…
Sunset glow on your worn white tee,
Laughin’ at jokes that weren’t even funny.
Feels like yesterday keeps callin’ me back softly…
[VERSE 1 — warm, breezy, 2014 R&B-pop tone]
We used to cruise with the windows halfway down,
Summer breeze carrying every small sound.
Your playlist skipping but we didn’t mind,
Every beat felt perfect, perfectly timed.
Warm pads swell like the pulse of July,
Your hand out the window tracing shapes in the sky.
Cheap shades, big dreams, pockets nearly empty,
But those were the days you swore we had plenty.
[PRE-CHORUS — soft lift, gentle drums]
And I remember how it felt
When the whole world slowed…
No map in your glovebox,
Just “let’s see where this goes.”
Funny how
Some memories never let go.
[CHORUS — bright, nostalgic, 2014 shimmer]
✨ Take me back to the nights we knew,
When the stars felt close and the worries few.
When the sky turned pastel blue
And everything felt made for two.
✨ Yeah, those moments break through,
Like a picture aged but true.
We were wild, we were free,
Living loud, just you and me—
Back in the days we knew.
[VERSE 2 — playful, light hip-hop bounce]
Clap-beat poppin’ while we danced in the dark,
Your shoes untied but you still hit your mark.
Laughin’ so hard that the night stood still,
Two kids runnin’ off pure summer will.
Faded stickers on your dashboard glow,
You said life’s better when you take it slow.
We weren’t perfect, but we were real—
Real in the way only first love feels.
[PRE-CHORUS 2 — bigger swell, soft layered vocals]
And I still hear that track
We kept on reply,
Didn’t matter if it buzzed—
It just made it feel right.
Some songs
Never leave your life.
[CHORUS — fuller, brighter, 2014 pocket]
✨ Take me back to the nights we knew,
When the stars felt close and the worries few.
When the sky turned pastel blue
And everything felt made for two.
✨ Yeah, those memories break through,
Like a picture aged but true.
We were young, we were bold,
Hearts too honest to control—
Back in the days we knew.
[BRIDGE — breathy, emotional]
Maybe we grew up, maybe that’s fine,
But I still replay those seconds in time.
Your laugh on the wind, your smile in the glow,
The way we cared without letting it show.
If I could rewind just one soft beat…
I’d meet you again on that same old street.
[FINAL CHORUS — soft glow, drifting pads]
✨ Take me back to the nights we knew,
When the world felt warm and new.
When our hearts beat loud and true,
And everything felt overdue.
✨ Life moved on, as it tends to do,
But I’ll always hold that version of you.
Yeah, we were magic, we were free—
And a part of me
Still lives in those nights
We knew.
