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Artist: Brett Dennen
Canonical path: /brett-dennen/when-we-were-young
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When We Were Young
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When We Were Young
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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 wanna fit in
High school was a catastrophe
It was a failure factory
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
Remember when
We... were... young
Remember when
We... were... young
Remember when we were broke
Money would come and go
The whole world is a hand-me-down
So you gotta where 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
Oh tear it up, tear it up
Tear up that page
I don't wanna grow up
I don't wanna act my age
Remember when, we were young
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
Remember when, we were young
Remember when, we were young
Ohhhhhh
Ohhhhh oh oh ohhhhh-oh
Oh oh oh oh oooohhh
Oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh ohhhhh
Ohhhhhh
Ohhhhh oh oh ohhhhh-oh
Oh oh oh oh oooohhh
Oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh ohhhhh
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, ayyyy ayyyyyy
Tear it up, tear it up
Tear out that page
I don't wanna grow up
Don't wanna act my age
Remember when, we were young
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
Remember when, we were young
Remember when, we were young
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