If I was only a little younger
Slightly softer with vastly wider eyes
Then I could tell you what I've been meaning to
That our redemption is also our demise
Don't you remember no bridge was tall enough
And stairs would beckon that we'd go rolling down?
We'd poke our toes out, we'd let our heads drop
Let's fall forever, let's never hit the ground
What if I moved to some other city
To some place that's far, far away and strange?
I'd never know you, I never knew you
That's what I'm doing
Grow up and brace the change
But you know, you're just not seventeen, and you
And you cry, you cry yourself to sleep
And your attempt to conjure up old dreams and repeat
You could never be strong, you could only be free
You could never be strong, you could only be free
You could never be strong, you could only be free
You could never be strong, you could only be free