Lyrics
Remember back when we were 16
Reflecting on the past when they were 16 years old.
Saw you doing laps you on the swim team
Recalling seeing the person on the swim team during their youth.
Back way before we had to fix things
Looking back to a time before they had to fix problems in their relationship.
back when I was better at forgiving you
Acknowledging a time when forgiveness was easier.
Our senior year your prom queen dress
Remembering a specific moment in their senior year, mentioning a prom queen dress.
Been dreaming more and sleeping less
Expressing difficulty sleeping and increased dreaming.
I never thought that I’d be caught up in a minute
Unexpectedly getting involved in a situation or relationship.
Should’ve realized what I had while I was in it
Regretting not realizing the value of the relationship while in it.
We would be making out in the backseat of my truck
Recalling intimate moments in the backseat of a truck.
Summer nights in a taxi black out drunk
Describing wild nights, possibly filled with excess and recklessness.
Can’t make up for past decisions I went and said good riddance
Admitting to making decisions in the past that led to separation.
We were the best part of my youth and it’s sad to say but girl it’s true
Acknowledging the importance of the relationship in their youth.
Think I’d be better off not meeting you
Expressing a belief that life might have been better without meeting the person.
I remember the day that we first met
Recalling the day they first met.
When we stole your daddy‘s old Corvette
Mentioning a memorable moment involving stealing a Corvette.
We didn’t care about the rules
Emphasizing a carefree attitude towards rules in their youth.
We were young and we were fools
Describing their younger selves as foolish and free-spirited.
I still got pictures in my room
Having tangible memories in the form of pictures in their room.
Them Polaroid shots yeah the zoom
Referring to Polaroid shots and the ability to zoom into the past.
Into the past how I wish I could take it back
Expressing a desire to go back in time and change the past.
Because I miss all my youth sneaking out late with you
Expressing a sense of nostalgia and missing the carefree moments with the person.
How I wish that I could turn it back in time
Expressing a wish to turn back time to a previous, more joyful period.
I’ll just reminisce tonight
Choosing to reminisce about the past on this particular night.
Remember back when we were 16
Repeating the earlier reflection on the past when they were 16.
Saw you doing laps you on the swim team
Reiterating the image of the person on the swim team from their youth.
Back way before we had to fix things
Repeating the idea of a time before they had to fix things in the relationship.
back when I was better at forgiving you
Repeating the notion of being better at forgiveness in the past.
Our senior year your prom queen dress
Repeating the specific memory of the prom queen dress in their senior year.
Been dreaming more and sleeping less
Repeating the theme of increased dreaming and decreased sleep.
I never thought that I’d be caught up in a minute
Reiterating the unexpected nature of getting caught up in a situation or relationship.
Should’ve realized what I had while I was in it
Repeating the regret of not realizing the value of the relationship while in it.
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