We roam the streets
We circle dogs
The oil stains inside the garage
Backfiring car broke like a bomb
We jumped the fence
And crossed the neighbor’s lawn

And if I’d've known that it’d go away
I would have marked the day and stayed that way
And if I’d’ve known that the world was mean
I would’ve held on tight
Oh, why did I leave?

The Summer girls, they needed tans
They left us alone
We wrung our hands
We float the river
We kick the rock
We hide-and-seek
We don’t get caught

And if I’d've known that it’d go away
I would have marked the day and stayed that way
And if I’d’ve known that the world was mean
I would’ve held on tight
Oh, why did I leave?

From the piano bench your mother screams
The Beta tape stuck in the machine
We stole a pack of Kamel Reds
Made the church yard smoke
Hid them in your bed

And if I’d've known that it’d go away
I would have marked the day and stayed that way
And if I’d’ve known that the world was mean
I would’ve held on tight
Oh, why did I leave?

Lost in woods and fell in thorns
I ripped up my clothes
Trudged through the storm
At the old graveyard where they picked us up
And took us home
And made us lunch

And if I’d've known that it’d go away
I would have marked the day and stayed that way
And if I’d’ve known that the world was mean
I would’ve held on tight
Oh, why did I leave?