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When We Were Young Lyrics by Hillsburn

In The Battle Years

2016

I'm pretty sure I will never be the king of some great nation
I'm pretty sure you will never fly a rocket 'round the sun
When we were young, when we were young
The whole world hung like fruit for the taking
And now I'm pretty sure I will never learn to speak a second language
I'm pretty sure you will never learn what made your father run
When we were young, when we were young
The whole world hung like fruit for the taking
Well, it's harder, I guess, doing your best
When you're under duress
You hollow your chest just to better digest
The fact that you're wasting your life
I put my tie on in the morning
From now on I will go 'round tieless
I'm pretty sure you will come to throw all your pills away
When we were young, when we were young
The whole world hung like fruit for the taking
When we were young, when we were young
We’d scream and run just ‘cause we liked it
Well, it's harder, I guess, doing your best
When you're under duress
You hollow your chest just to try and undress
This waking at night, wondering:
How the hell'd you mess it?
What the hell you’d miss?
Well, it's harder, I guess, doing your best
When you're under duress
You hollow your chest just to better digest
The fact that you’re wasting your life
Oh, when we were young, when we were young
The whole world hung like fruit for the taking
When we were young, when we were young
We’d scream and run just ‘cause we liked it
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Hillsburn

Hillsburn

About “When We Were Young” by Hillsburn

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"When We Were Young" is credited to Hillsburn. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"When We Were Young" appears on "In The Battle Years" in 2016.

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