Prompt:

[Verse 1] We found that old blue jacket in the back of your room Still smelled like summer and cheap perfume You laughed at the picture where my hair was a mess I said, “Keep it forever,” you said, “Maybe I guess” [Pre-Chorus] We were young enough to call it fate Brave enough to make the same mistakes If I could borrow one more night I’d meet you there beneath the porch light [Chorus] That’s the way we were, running through the rain Two paper hearts on a midnight train We didn’t know how fast the years would turn But I still feel the spark, that’s the way we were That’s the way we were, laughing at the world You in your red dress, me your reckless boy Some things fade, but some things stay where they were Inside my chest, that’s the way we were [Verse 2] Your mother kept the tickets from the county fair I kept the note you folded underneath my chair We promised not to change, then changed in different ways But every road I take still circles back to those days [Pre-Chorus] We were young enough to miss the signs Brave enough to leave them all behind If I could borrow one more night I’d meet you there beneath the porch light [Chorus] That’s the way we were, running through the rain Two paper hearts on a midnight train We didn’t know how fast the years would turn But I still feel the spark, that’s the way we were That’s the way we were, laughing at the world You in your red dress, me your reckless boy Some things fade, but some things stay where they were Inside my chest, that’s the way we were [Bridge] Maybe we were never meant to stay Maybe goodbye was just another place But when the radio plays our song For three minutes, nothing feels gone [Final Chorus] That’s the way we were, running through the rain Two paper hearts on a midnight train We didn’t know how fast the years would turn But I still feel the spark, that’s the way we were That’s the way we were, laughing at the world You in your red dress, me your reckless boy Some things fade, but some things stay where they were Inside my chest, that’s the way we were [Outro] If you ever wonder where the old days went They’re in every word I never sent Still a part of me, still a part of you That’s the way we were