Fairfax, AK - Wasted Youth lyrics

I remember when Halloween still mattered And the summer winds When they came in It blew out the chalk dust from under our nails We had a camp ground Where we'd go down and drink from the sprinkler And that water smells worse than it tastes Wet pavement and something metallic Unshaved and terrified in the mirror I convinced myself I lived when I was young I searched for peace of mind in suburban life A quiet home with a quiet wife It can't be found No it can't be found Now I miss who I once was But maybe I'm bitter I surrounded myself With the things I thought mattered Like a job that I hate And a reliable car An empty apartment And fake friends from the bar I don't feel grown up I just pretend to get by They say that ignorance is bliss I've come to know why I want that ignorance back I want that innocence back I wasted my youth when I was young