Take Me Back

(Verse 1)

Flip phone lighting up the dashboard glow,

CDs scratched but we still let ‘em roll,

Parking lot nights with the speakers blown,

Back when a broken heart felt like home.

Gas station coffee, cheap cigarettes,

We sang every word like we’d never forget,

Yeah, we were kings with nothing to lose,

Just chasing down a Friday night buzz.

(Pre-Chorus)

Now it’s all just a memory I can’t outrun,

Man, I miss who I was when I was young…

(Chorus)

Take me back to the days when it all made sense,

When the radio bled every word we meant,

When “Second Chance” hit and we felt that fire,

And “How You Remind Me” took us higher.

When “Lips of an Angel” was every goodbye,

And “I Hate Everything About You” felt so right,

Yeah, we were lost but we didn’t care,

Just turn it up like we’re still right there—

Take me back…

(Verse 2)

Cracked screen, but we didn’t mind,

Burned CDs with the perfect lines,

“Diary of Jane” on repeat again,

Like it knew every scar we were livin’ in.

“Animal I Have Become” in the dead of night,

We screamed it out just to feel alive,

And “Simple Man” hit a little too deep,

For a couple of kids who couldn’t sleep.

(Pre-Chorus)

Now those songs feel like ghosts in the dark,

Still echoing inside my heart…

(Chorus)

Take me back to the days when it all made sense,

When the radio bled every word we meant,

When “Second Chance” hit and we felt that fire,

And “How You Remind Me” took us higher.

When “Lips of an Angel” was every goodbye,

And “I Hate Everything About You” felt so right,

Yeah, we were lost but we didn’t care,

Just turn it up like we’re still right there—

Take me back…

(Guitar solo)

(Bridge)

Yeah, we were living like the world might end,

Every heartbreak felt like a sin,

But those songs—they saved our souls,

Gave broken kids a place to go.

Now I’d give anything just to rewind,

To those reckless nights, that state of mind…

(Chorus – Big Finish)

Take me back to the days when it all made sense,

When the radio bled every word we meant,

When “Second Chance” hit and we felt that fire,

And “How You Remind Me” took us higher.

When “Lips of an Angel” was every goodbye,

And “I Hate Everything About You” felt so right,

Yeah, we were lost but we didn’t care,

Just turn it up like we’re still right there—

Take me back…

Take me back to the days when it all made sense,

When the radio bled every word we meant,

When “Second Chance” hit and we felt that fire,

And “How You Remind Me” took us higher.

When “Lips of an Angel” was every goodbye,

And “I Hate Everything About You” felt so right,

Yeah, we were young, yeah, we were scared,

But damn we felt like we owned it there—

Take me back…

(Outro)

So crank it up, let the past rewind,

Yeah, leave this world a little behind…

Take me back… to ‘03 tonight.