Oh, our futures were written with crayons in coloring books
It was misspelled and outside the lines and we loved how it looked
Like the crooked hem of your favorite childhood dress
And the holes in my jeans from years of carelessnessI know since we've grown, we ache for those memories
Honestly, nothings even compared to you,
Next to me, next to meWhen the words came to you for the first time, you knew you were hooked
And the pride that you felt at the last page of your first book
And the bravery I forced when I sang to audience of three
Well, it took a million wrong notes just to find a single melody and keyI know since we've grown we plea for clarity
Honestly, nothing's ever made sense til you were
Next to me, next to meIf time is money, the I'll spend it all for you
I will buy you flowers with the minutes we outgrew
I'll turn hours into gardens, planted just for us to take
I'll be reckless with my days, building castles in your nameSince we've grown, we long for concrete things
Honestly, nothing's felt so sure than when you were
Next to me, next to meSo lets cut down the red tape and gather up the pieces of our youth
Cause there's nothing in this world we can't fix with some scissors and glue.