[Verse]
I’ve still got the rose you gave to me
When I, when I turned twenty-three
It lights up the dark, illuminating
Everything that I couldn’t see
Now I’m the one in a bell jar
With people pointing from afar
It takes a lot to break the glass
But everything I want is in my grasp
[Pre-Chorus]
And now that I’ve found safety
I, I look around and I’m no longer twenty-three
[Chorus]
Twenty-three, twenty-three
We had everything
When we, when we were twenty-three
[Verse]
The year I had my hair bleached
When I, whеn I was twenty-three
I pierced a wholе load of holes in my face
I still don’t have regrets to this day
We were sitting on the garden swing
On a warm summer evening
Said, you’ve lost your mind, don’t lose your soul
Take ya youth with you when you grow old
[Pre-Chorus]
I hope you always wear your heart on your sleeve
Like you’re, like you’re just twenty-three
[Chorus]
Twenty-three, twenty-thre
You still look at me
Like when we were both twenty-three
[Verse]
Remember swimming in the sea
When we, when we were twenty-three
We only know we’re alive
When our hearts beat in time
All we were in essence
Was our mischievous innocence
If we never had the heart to run
We wouldn’t be forever young
[Pre-Chorus]
You said, you never hold back, Sanji
I said, well we’re just twenty-three
[Chorus]
Twenty-three, twenty-three
Let’s always be wild and free
Like when we were twenty-three
[Verse]
The nights we thought we wouldn’t survive
Let go of the dark and step into the light
You say puppies are born every time I smile
So come to me and breathe me a new life
Do what we do and sing away the sorrow
Always in hope of a better tomorrow
Didn't want the arms of anyone else
When I watched my world burn and melt
[Pre-Chorus]
Like the ice cream cake you made me
When I, when I turned twenty-three
[Chorus]
Twenty-three, twenty-three
I grow older but no less naïve
Like when I was twenty-three
[Verse]
We had the tight skirts and red lips to a tee
Ooh, when we were twenty-three
We could’ve put bar hopping on our CVs
If they’re not impressed, then they should’ve see me
We thought we wanted the city
Til our first midnight, full moon, on the beach
It was like waking up from a dream
I’d never seen so much beauty
[Pre-Chorus]
We’ll never be as cool as we
We were when we were twenty-three
[Chorus]
Twenty-three, twenty-three
We’ll still chase our dreams
Like we did when we’re twenty-three
[Breakdown]
Remember swimming in the sea
When we, when we were twenty-three
The ice cream cake you made for me
When I, when I turned twenty-three
You said, you never hold back, Sanji
I said well, we’re just twenty-three
I grow older but no less naïve
Like when I was twenty-three
The year I had my hair bleached
When I was twenty-three
I lost that part of me
That remembered twenty-three
And now that I’ve found safety
I look around and I’m no longer twenty-three
[Bridge]
Said you'd give anything to see me smile
Can we kick it like we used to, it’s been a while
Days turned to weeks that felt like aeons
The smile in your eyes resurrects my feelings
You were the only one who knew me personally
When I was lost to all in the mystery
I was happy but something was missing
Singing all these songs with no one listening
[Pre-Chorus]
I lost, I lost that part of me
That remembered twenty-three
[Chorus]
Twenty-three, twenty-three
We’ll always hurt and heal
Like we were still twenty-three
[Breakdown]
I’ve still got the rose you gave to me
When I, when I turned twenty-three
You say that we had everything
When we, when we were twenty-three
I hope you always wear your heart on your sleeve
Like you’re just twenty-three
You still look at me
Like when we were both twenty-three
We’ll always hurt and heal
Like when we were still twenty-three
Let’s always be wild and free
Like when we were twenty-three
[Outro]
A song for every friend I’ve ever had
And every love I’ve ever know
Every summer that we shared
Every rule we ever broke
Every path we strayed from
All the lives we lived
All the spirit we had
All the love you give
I’ll wear your hearts on my sleeve
Like when we were twenty-three
Please remember me
Like when we were still twenty three
