Pack the drums in my best friend's minivan
The guitars with your girlfriend
There's a VFW over an hour away
The only place that said we could play
On a Friday
It was standing room only
The half stacks blew the fuse
But we don't need a PA
Everybody knows the words anyway

It was more than a local scene
It was more than a local scene

All that's left is an empty basement
Did it even really happen?
In a broke down complex
On the edge of the highway
But it came alive every weekend
Hundred kids screaming every syllable
Doing what we can to feel something real
Did it mean for you what it meant for me?

It was more than a local scene
Stage diving off the mezzanine
Punched in the face when I turned 15
Now all that's left are the memories
Did it mean for you what it meant for me?

My first love, my first kiss
My first fight, yeah all of it
Went down at the venue
Went down at the venue
We used to stay for all the bands
I didn't care 'cause you held my hand
Went down at the venue
Went down at the venue
My first love, my first kiss
My first fight, yeah all of it
Went down at the venue
Went down at the venue
We used to stay for all the bands
I didn't care 'cause you held my hand
Went down at the venue

It was more than a local scene
Stage diving off the mezzanine
Punched in the face when I turned 15
Now all that's left are the memories
Did it mean for you what it meant for me?