The Wonder Years

I don't wanna act like it's still 2004 Nobody cares how many MySpace friends you have anymore We've got houses, jobs and kids I don't care if you're cool You should've left all that behind when we left school You're pushing 40 and I'm even further over that line I don't want to reminisce so much about a long-passed time When we thought that we were legends but it's possible, maybe That a lot of things we did then were decidedly shady A lot of stuff I said and did back then wasn't really ok And I can blame it on my youth but I won't do that shit today Putting people onto pedestals they never deserved Based on the fondest memories you've selectively reserved They're just people, and most of us were dicks Yeah we had fun, and it was great, but a lot of it was shit But you don't want to remember that do you Well you might forget that but I choose not to It's not 2004 Those Years are gone, they're no more Nostalgia's blinded you From seeing what's behind the next door A wealth of opportunity, a taste of something new You've listened to the same bands since 2002 I'm sick of the pressure, like it's criminal To spend my evenings doing something new and original I've watched this scene grow from nothing I watched it explode Oversaturated to the point That I watched it implode I've seen success and I've seen failure And it's always the same Thing at the centre of the story when They're looking for blame Trying to relive your youth Recreating the past Instead of living in the present Oh it never lasts Nostalgia's great but it's time for something new There's a fucking awesome scene already right in front of you Like when a tree falls in the forest and nobody hears There's been shows on this whole time You just haven't been here Now I'm not judging you, don't get me wrong We've all been growing up, living our lives, and moving on You've come back once and you think saved then scene But in last the decade, where have you been Well put on your best clothes and then you'll make us see Once you've put the kids to bed and had a cup of tea It's not 2004 Those Years are gone, they're no more Nostalgia's blinded you From seeing what's behind the next door A wealth of opportunity, a taste of something new You've listened to the same bands since 2002 I'm sick of the pressure, like it's criminal To spend my evenings doing something new and original You raise yourself from the dead like zombies Coming back to reclaim your former glories Expecting everything and everyone to be the same But time has moved on but you haven't changed You can't revive it because it's never been dead I only have one thing I want to get through your head Your Wonder Years are fucking dead and gone It's time to learn some new songs It's not 2004 Those Years are gone, they're no more Nostalgia's blinded you From seeing what's behind the next door A wealth of opportunity, a taste of something new You've listened to the same bands since 2002 I'm sick of the pressure, like it's criminal To spend my evenings doing something new and original It's not 2004 Those Years are gone, they're no more Nostalgia's blinded you From seeing what's behind the next door A wealth of opportunity, a taste of something new You've listened to the same bands since 2002 I'm sick of the pressure, like it's criminal To spend my evenings doing something new and original