We Were

Album: The Speed of Now Part 1 (2019)
Charted: 65
Play Video
  • We were just a couple years short of the age
    By my name on a fake ID
    And still 'bout a hundred away from the day
    Your daddy said you could run with me
    We were a couple of line steppers
    Who just couldn't wait to step over the line
    Never thinkin' we wouldn't last
    I was your first and you were mine

    And we were leather jackets hangin' onto a Harley
    Two heartbeats in the moonlight
    (We were) both feet hangin' out over the edge
    Of a water tower skyline
    At least there's a little bit of sweet in the bitter
    Though a part of me is always gonna miss it
    I am who I am, I just miss who I was when we were
    Mm-mm

    We were gonna make it, weren't we, baby?
    Had it all laid out in our mind
    By the time we knew time was runnin' out
    We done run out of time
    And we were downtown Saturday night
    Last-call cover band
    'Til the last song played, never thought we'd fade
    Like the stamp on the back of her hand

    We were her on my shoulders, lighter in the air
    "Pour Some Sugar On Me"
    (We were) top down at Johnson's field
    When she whispered that she wants me
    At least there's a little bit of sweet in the bitter
    Though a part of me is always gonna miss her
    I am who I am, I just miss who I was when we were
    Mm-mm

    We were leather jackets hangin' onto a Harley
    Two heartbeats in the moonlight
    (We were) both feet hangin' out over the edge
    To the water tower skyline
    At least there's a little bit of sweet in the bitter
    Though a part of me is always gonna miss her
    I am who I am, I just miss who I was when we were
    Mm, yes, I do

    Friends say, "Oh well, let that ship sail
    You gotta let go of her"
    Just wasn't meant to be
    But somewhere down deep I still believe
    That we were Writer/s: Eric Church, Harold Ryan Tyndell, Jeff Hyde
    Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments

Be the first to comment...

Editor's Picks

Jethro Tull

Jethro TullFact or Fiction

Stage urinals, flute devices, and the real Aqualung in this Fact or Fiction.

Daryl Hall

Daryl HallSongwriter Interviews

Daryl Hall's TV show is a hit, and he's been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - only one of these developments excites him.

Don Brewer of Grand Funk

Don Brewer of Grand FunkSongwriter Interviews

The drummer and one of the primary songwriters in Grand Funk talks rock stardom and Todd Rundgren.

Name the Character in the Song

Name the Character in the SongMusic Quiz

With a few clues (Works at a diner, dreams of running away), can you name the character in the song?

Danny Kortchmar

Danny KortchmarSongwriter Interviews

Danny played guitar on Sweet Baby James, Tapestry, and Running On Empty. He also co-wrote many hit songs, including "Dirty Laundry," "Sunset Grill" and "Tender Is The Night."

Charlie Daniels

Charlie DanielsSongwriter Interviews

Charlie discusses the songs that made him a Southern Rock icon, and settles the Devil vs. Johnny argument once and for all.