[Verse 1]
I was dressed in a frayed t-shirt
A hemp rome chain with a head shop bead
I met you at the neighborhood gas station
Ever day there in the summer
And you had a thing for the Gin Blossoms and
We listened to the radio then
'cause this is how we do it in the olden days
This is how we do it in the midwest
[Chorus]
Did you know it's a new generation?
Did you know it's a new beginning?
Did you know it's the end of an era?
Did you know it's a new direction?
You can be young if you start again!
It's not hard if you do it right
You can be young if you start again!
[Verse 2]
We were teeangers, just fifteen and
This is how we do it in the suburbs then
We played games with the sidewalk cracks
We played games with the sidewalk cracks
We were teenagers, just fifteen and
You played a tape with your boombox then
This is how we do it in the mid-90s
This is how we do it in the midwest
[Chorus]
Did you know it's a new generation?
Did you know it's a new beginning?
Did you know it's the end of an era?
Did you know it's a new direction?
You can be young if you start again!
It's not hard if you do it right
You can be young if you start again!
[Verse 3]
We took a trip to the woods at night
And I had the flashlight blazing bright
'cause I had a fear of the anials then
And you brought your flashbulb camera
We took a trip to the woods at night
And I had the flahslights blazing bright
Did you know they come out at night?
Did you know they come out at night?
[Chorus]
Did you know it's a new generation?
Did you know it's a new beginning?
Did you know it's the end of an era?
Did you know it's a new direction?
You can be young if you start again!
It's not hard if you do it right
You can be young if you start again!
[Verse 4]
I was dressed in a frayed t-shirt and
I had a dream of a moving on
How do you escape from the midwest
Yeah how do you escape from the midwest?
I was gone in a flash back then
'cause I had a dream of a movin' on
This is how you do in the mid-90s
This is how you do it in the midwest