[Verse 1]
Backseat of my dad’s old car
Burned CDs and ripped-up jeans
Had my future on a Trapper Keeper
Stick-figure plans
Big-screen dreams
Every summer felt like endless tries
Hit restart on every fight
“See you tomorrow” was a promise
Not a gamble in the night
[Pre-Chorus]
Now every choice feels carved in stone
No “are you sure?” before I’m grown (hey!)
I keep wishing on that loading sign
For a way back in my mind
[Chorus]
Load my save file from 2009
Before the drama
Before the deadlines
When “forever” meant “just one more ride”
And I wasn’t scared of saying goodbye
Give me three hearts and another life
Let me mess up
Then make it right
If I crash this time
I’ll be fine
Just load my save file from 2009
[Verse 2]
First crush in the hallway locker
Misspelled notes and shaky hands
We thought failing was a bad test grade
Not a text we never send
Now I scroll through people I don’t call
High scores lost in old screenshots
Busy keeping up with strangers
Dropping all the friends I got
[Pre-Chorus]
Where’s the menu for “start again”?
Can I undo what I became? (oh-oh)
If there’s a cloud above my life
Is my kid self still online?
[Chorus]
Load my save file from 2009
Before the numbers stole all my time
When being brave meant one high-five
And a scraped-up knee was the worst night
Give me three hearts and another life
Let me mess up
Then make it right
If I crash this time
I’ll be fine
Just load my save file from 2009
[Bridge]
Maybe I’d still end up here
Same scars
Same songs
Same fears (yeah)
But I’d hug my mom a little longer
Tell my friends
“Please stay near”
If I can’t go back
Then let me keep
That fearless kid inside my sleep
Hit “continue” with his eyes
Carry him into my life
[Chorus]
Load my save file from 2009
Not to live there
Just to rewind
Grab that courage
Bring it in tight
Let it glitch into tonight
Give me three hearts and another life
Let me mess up
Then make it right
If I can’t go back
I’ll still try
To play like it’s 2009