It was the first snow of the season
i can almost see you breathin
in the middle of that empty street


Sometimes i still see myself
in that lonesome bedroom

playin my guitar
and singing songs of hope
for a better future


life is
only

as good as the memories we make
and i'm taking back what belongs to me
polaroids of classrooms unattended

these relics of remembrance
are just like shipwrecks
only theyre gone faster

than the smell after it rains

last night while everyone was sleepin

i drove through my old neighborhood
and resurrected memories from ashes


we said that we would never fit in
we were really just like them
does rebellion ever make a difference


life is
only

as good as the memories we make
and im taking back what belongs to me
polaroids of classrooms unattended

these relics of remembrance
are just like shipwrecks
only theyre gone faster

than the smell after it rains

So long astoria

i found a map to buried treasure
and even if we come home empty handed
well still have our stories

of battle scars, pirate ships and wounded hearts,
broken bones, and all the best of friendships


and when this hourglass
has filtered out
its final grain of sand

i raise my glass to the memories we had
this is my wish
this is my wish

im takin back
im takin them all back