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When we first met we were kids, we were wild
We were restless
And after a while, I grew coarse, I grew cold
I grew reckless
I hold this memory, hold you so close to me
Whispered "will we always have this?"
Lately it feels like I'm asleep
And I just can't wake
Pacing the floor, want to call
But I can't so I hang up
Sharing a seat on the train
With a lady who's crying, has ruined her make up
Now I see just how young, how scared I was
Eyes closed tight, throwing punch after punch at the world
Sarah, is it ever gonna be the same?
Sarah, is it ever gonna be the same?
Said goodbye to all the places I used to go
Said goodbye to all the faces I used to know
Nothing lasts forever
I guess by now, I should know
I should know
There ain't a thing I can say that will ever repair
And you, who had so much advice
And yet couldn't share
Maybe someday, we will look back on this and we'll smile
But right now I can't bear
Now I see just how young, how scared I was
Eyes closed tight, throwing punch after punch at the world
Sarah, is it ever gonna be the same?
Sarah, is it ever gonna be the same?
We were restless
And after a while, I grew coarse, I grew cold
I grew reckless
I hold this memory, hold you so close to me
Whispered "will we always have this?"
Lately it feels like I'm asleep
And I just can't wake
Pacing the floor, want to call
But I can't so I hang up
Sharing a seat on the train
With a lady who's crying, has ruined her make up
Now I see just how young, how scared I was
Eyes closed tight, throwing punch after punch at the world
Sarah, is it ever gonna be the same?
Sarah, is it ever gonna be the same?
Said goodbye to all the places I used to go
Said goodbye to all the faces I used to know
Nothing lasts forever
I guess by now, I should know
I should know
There ain't a thing I can say that will ever repair
And you, who had so much advice
And yet couldn't share
Maybe someday, we will look back on this and we'll smile
But right now I can't bear
Now I see just how young, how scared I was
Eyes closed tight, throwing punch after punch at the world
Sarah, is it ever gonna be the same?
Sarah, is it ever gonna be the same?
Lyrics submitted by adamrobertt, edited by KevinLPina
Sarah Lyrics as written by Ray Lamontagne
Lyrics © Anthem Entertainment, Hipgnosis Songs Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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I think he's thinking about when he told Sarah on the train his secret which is that he cheated on her. He's also explaining how it was when they were young before he became a jerk. The reason I think he cheated on her was how he became "coarse, cold, & reckless." All ways to describe someone who has not cared about your heart and cheated on the person they're supposed to love and whose heart they're supposed to take care of. Now he can't call her. He broke the relationship. He was "scared" and "young" and so he cheats in order to feel less freaked out about their relationship & make it less important to him. So now he's wondering if it's ever going to be the same.