Verse 1I’m Pulling Out The High School Jersey From The Bottom Shelf.Staring At The Mirror, Barely Recognizing Myself.I Used To Look Straight Forward, Running Down A Vision Lane.Now I’m Turning Backwards Just To Numb The Daily Pain.I Caught Myself Repeating Stories At The Bar Last Night.About The Touchdown Pass I Threw Beneath The Friday Lights.The Younger Guys Were Nodding, Looking At Their Phones Instead.While Every Play Was Looping Like A Movie In My Head.ChorusHow Did I Become A Slave To Everything That Used To Be?Trading All My Tomorrows Just To Buy A Memory.When Did All My Living Shift From "Going To" To "Way Back When"?Chasing After Shadows That Will Never Come Again.I Used To Ride The Future, Now I’m Begging It To Wait.Trapped Inside The Stories Of A Man I Used To Hate.Verse 2My Hands Are Getting Calloused From A Job That Pays The Rent.My Calendar Is Crowded With The Time That I Already Spent.It’s Safer On The Sideline Where The Pressure Isn't Real.It’s Easier To Recollect Than It Is To Try To Feel.So I Bring Up That Summer That We Drove Down To The Coast.And I Raise Up Another Glass To Toast A Living Ghost.ChorusHow Did I Become A Slave To Everything That Used To Be?Trading All My Tomorrows Just To Buy A Memory.When Did All My Living Shift From "Going To" To "Way Back When"?Chasing After Shadows That Will Never Come Again.I Used To Ride The Future, Now I’m Begging It To Wait.Trapped Inside The Stories Of A Man I Used To Hate.BridgeThe Scary Truth Is Standing Right In Front Of Me Today.It Hurts To Build A Brand New Life When Old Ones Fade Away.It’s Easier To Talk About The Things I Already Won.Than To Face The Quiet Terror Of The Things I Haven't Done.Guitar SoloChorusHow Did I Become A Slave To Everything That Used To Be?Trading All My Tomorrows Just To Buy A Memory.When Did All My Living Shift From "Going To" To "Way Back When"?Chasing After Shadows That Will Never Come Again.I Used To Ride The Future, Now I’m Begging It To Wait.Trapped Inside The Stories Of A Man I Used To Hate.
