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Back Then Lyrics by Light Years

Afterlife

2018

[Verse 1]
You and me are a different breed who cut our teeth on the same 6 strings
Another week another basement show
Breaking glass on dead end roads
We were young and dumb and a little fucked up back then

[Verse 2]
Chasing girls from private schools, sneaking into swimming pools
Rode our bikes all over town and cops would always chase us down
We were young and dumb and a little fucked up back then
But I wouldn't change a thing

[Chorus]
Yeah we were young we burned it down
But the fire smoked us out
You were gone when I turned around
Nothing left for us to do now
And time it always wins
And good things always end
Now that it came and went
Everything was better back then

[Verse 3]
Headed west for the very first time and the van broke down a million times
Didn't know where we'd sleep at night
It was the best time of our lives
We were young and dumb and a little fucked up back then
But I wish I could do it again

[Chorus]
Yeah we were young we burned it down
But the fire smoked us out
You were gone when I turned around
Nothing left for us to do now
And time it always wins
And good things always end
Now that it came and went
Everything was better back then

[Bridge]
If it's a long way up, then it's a long way down
Then it's a long way down
If it's a long way up, then it's a long way down
Then it's a long way down
If it's a long way up, then it's a long way down
Then it's a long way down
If it's a long way up, then it's a long way down
It's a long way down
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"Back Then" is credited to Light Years. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Back Then" appears on "Afterlife" in 2018.

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