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How the time passed away, all the trouble that we gave
And all those days we spent out by the lake
Has it all gone to waste, all the promises we made
One by one they vanish just the same
Of all the things I still remember
Summer's never looked the same
The years go by and time just seems to fly by
But the memories remain
In the middle of September we'd still play out in the rain
Nothing to lose but everything to gain
Reflecting now on how things could've been
It was worth it in the end
Now it all seems so clear, there's nothing left to fear
So we made our way by finding what was real
Now the days are so long that summer's moving on
We reach for something that's already gone
Of all the things I still remember
Summer's never looked the same
The years go by and time just seems to fly by
But the memories remain
In the middle of September we'd still play out in the rain
Nothing to lose but everything to gain
Reflecting now on how things could've been
It was worth it in the end
We knew we had to leave this town
But we never knew when and we never knew how
We would end up here the way we are
Yeah we knew we had to leave this town
But we never knew when and we never knew how
Of all the things I still remember
Summer's never looked the same
The years go by and time just seems to fly by
But the memories remain
In the middle of September we'd still play out in the rain
Nothing to lose but everything to gain
Reflecting now on how things could've been
It was worth it in the end
And all those days we spent out by the lake
Has it all gone to waste, all the promises we made
One by one they vanish just the same
Of all the things I still remember
Summer's never looked the same
The years go by and time just seems to fly by
But the memories remain
In the middle of September we'd still play out in the rain
Nothing to lose but everything to gain
Reflecting now on how things could've been
It was worth it in the end
Now it all seems so clear, there's nothing left to fear
So we made our way by finding what was real
Now the days are so long that summer's moving on
We reach for something that's already gone
Of all the things I still remember
Summer's never looked the same
The years go by and time just seems to fly by
But the memories remain
In the middle of September we'd still play out in the rain
Nothing to lose but everything to gain
Reflecting now on how things could've been
It was worth it in the end
We knew we had to leave this town
But we never knew when and we never knew how
We would end up here the way we are
Yeah we knew we had to leave this town
But we never knew when and we never knew how
Of all the things I still remember
Summer's never looked the same
The years go by and time just seems to fly by
But the memories remain
In the middle of September we'd still play out in the rain
Nothing to lose but everything to gain
Reflecting now on how things could've been
It was worth it in the end
Lyrics submitted by dontwasteyoursong
Track duration: 03:57
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It Reminds me Of The Past... but Yet SomeHow The Present future(:
For me personally, this song reminds me of a guy I was never in a relationship with, but I liked him a lot, loved him even. He's my neighbor. I'm a year older than him, so I had to leave for college, and I always knew my time to reach for whatever we had would run out...it's a long story (long as in years long), and supposedly I never meant anything to him, and he ended up breaking my heart senior year...but I think of those sweet middle school memories when I hear this song. "The years go by and time just seems to fly, but the memories remain" is so true. Maybe it was worth it even though nothing really happened and nothing ever will. I thought I moved on this past year in college, but I came home, and the memories came back. It'll never be the same...I know that, and someday I'll move on for good and not just temporarily.
The main idea of this song is that when situations prevent a relationship from working out, all you have is the memories. You have to move on and accept that it was worth it even though it's over, and things will never be the same. I'm sure a lot of people can relate to that whether it was a summer romance like in the song or a long, drawn out story like mine.