[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
We wanted to know when we d be free
What life looked like on the other side of that sanctuary
Believin somehow we d make them proud
Knowin the sins they made and figuring we could stay on common ground
[Verse 2]
Cigarette smoke in an August sky
Drinkin the beers you convinced your older brother to buy
We hadn t make any of our mistakes
Our world was in the cradle but innocence wasn t in the grave
[Chorus 1]
And I know we can t go back in time
But every now and then you look at me and I know you wonder why
We can t get back to when September was our only adversary
In the lot behind St. Mary s
[Verse 3]
Well I thought I d be all you d need
But your heart was in the dark and mine was in the weeds
I m sure the dreamer who built the first trapeze
Fell in love with someone who grew to resent the goddamn thing
[Chorus 2]
And I know we can t go back in time
But every now and then you look at me as if to wonder why
We can t get back to the love we made before our teenage dreams were buried
In the lot behind St. Mary s
St. Mary s
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 4]
A nightlight glowed in the rectory
We told ourselves the pastor must be sound asleep
But now we re old enough to know he never slept
And that God s love is almighty, but our love is just bones and flesh
[Chorus 3]
And I know we can t go back in time
But every now and then you reach for me and I close my eyes and try
To get back to that summer and the blue jeans we were wearin
In the lot behind St. Mary s
St. Mary s
[Outro]
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