Time flys by

Verse 1
Sixteen with the salt in our hair, sand in our shoes
Panama City nights, didn’t know what we’d lose
Laughing on the shoreline, cheap drinks, loud dreams
Thought we’d stay young forever, yeah, that’s how it seemed

Sunburned skin and stolen signs, we didn’t know what curfew meant 
We swore the world was ours back then 
Barefoot running from the cops, music in the street
Didn’t know those moments were already memories

Chorus
Oh, how time flies right before our eyes
One blink and the summers turn to goodbyes
Some are gone, some are lost, some just barely alive
Oh, how time flies… yeah, how time flies

Verse 2
Now some of us are fighting demons we can’t see
Some stuck in their heads, some hooked on things they think they need 
Some names on headstones, some ghosts in a room
Some got it together, some still chasing the moon

We don’t all laugh like we used to back then
Life hit hard, split us up, broke some of our friends
Same ocean, same town, but it don’t feel the same
Funny how growing up changes everything

Chorus
Oh, how time flies right before our eyes
We traded wild nights for worn-out lives
Some made it out, some never survived
Oh, how time flies… yeah, how time flies

Bridge
Wish I could freeze one night in July
When we were fearless, young, and alive
Before reality came crashing through
Before the world showed us what it could do

Verse 3
I see our old photos, faded and torn
Back when none of us knew heartbreak or loss
Now we count years by scars and pain
By who stayed strong and who couldn’t remain

Still hear the waves when I close my eyes
Still feel that fire we had inside
If I could tell that kid one thing tonight
I’d say stay clean, don’t lose the fight … it goes by fast

Final Chorus
Yeah, time flies right before our eyes
From the beach, our home town , to big dreams , surviving life
Some made peace, some still try
Some said goodbye way before their time

Oh, how time flies… no it don’t rewind
Just memories fading like these town street lights
Sixteen feels like another life
Oh, how time flies… yeah, how time flies