we lived and we learned

we lived and we learned

first day of school, and you bit your nails to eat away the nerves
you load your desk with new pencil crayons, arranged like the rainbow
the first teardrop comes when you watch your mom walk out the door
and then you get a little scared, cause you're realize your alone
your best friend becomes the girl you sat beside
and you shared your favorite dolls
but then came time to move along, and you left that year behind

and that's the heartbreak of highschool
the regret of goodbyes
the faces of unforgettable that slowly fade with time
its the signatures in every yearbook that pile upon a shelf
its gonna be a long road to recovery
its gonna take time to believe that the biggest problems
we thought were world altering, were only mind altering
and even then only for the moment
time to realize the hands we held were only to fill the space
but there's always goodbyes, there's never forevers
and sooner or later no one remembers
the times we cried over love lost and stress
or who at grad wore the prettiest dress

the last day of middle school, you were the top of the chain
and as you walked down the halls they all knew your name
you could be as loud as you wanted, or the quiet nobody
because next year you knew was going to be different
next year was highschool, next year was fun
and before you even knew it, grade nine had begun
and you walked out of smallville and into the game
into the house of good times and pain

and that's the heartbreak of highschool
the regret of goodbyes
the faces of unforgettable that slowly fade with time
its the signatures in every yearbook that pile upon a shelf
its gonna be a long road to recovery
its gonna take time to believe that the biggest problems
we thought were world altering, were only mind altering
and even then only for the moment
time to realize the hands we held were only to fill the space
but there's always goodbyes, there's never forevers
and sooner or later no one remembers
the times we cried over love lost and stress
or who at grad wore the prettiest dress

final year, your closing months, and you realize your friendships
were everything to you, the books you studied, the animals disected
were nothing more than required marks,
but the people you did it with, the shared schedules and locker buddies
were where the memories came from
and as your graduation cap falls back down to the ground
the last tears fall with it as you look around
you're saying goodbye, you're doing it right
this is the most unforgettable goodnight

and that's the heartbreak of highschool
the regret of goodbyes
the faces of unforgettable that slowly fade with time
its the signatures in every yearbook that pile upon a shelf
its gonna be a long road to recovery
its gonna take time to believe that the biggest problems
we thought were world altering, were only mind altering
and even then only for the moment
time to realize the hands we held were only to fill the space
but there's always goodbyes, there's never forevers
and sooner or later no one remembers
the times we cried over love lost and stress
or who at grad wore the prettiest dress