I was bitchin’ again
To a stranger to a friend
About how hard life gets
I was numbing again
I’d had a couple of drinks
Drowning myself

Then came the words that cut so deep
Broke me down brought to my knees
When he said

We were kids once
We were kids once before
Buried it low
A long time ago
Wasn’t sure, but now I know

That we were kids once
If you forget how to live
And fall in line from time to time
remember
We were kids once
So live out loud and leave nothing behind

I was wishing again for more than all I had
‘cause you know it’s never enough oh
It took a second for me
To get the message you see
But I can’t outrun myself
(keep trying)

Then came the words that cut so deep
Broke me down brought to my knees
When he said

We were kids once
We were kids once before
Buried it low
A long time ago
Wasn’t sure, but now I know

That we were kids once
If you forget how to live
And fall in line from time to time
remember
We were kids once
So live out loud and leave nothing behind

I used to fantasize
What it’d be like to be free
And I searched far and wide and low and high
To be free
Now that I’ve found it I’m holding too tight to the dream
Remind me

We were kids once
We were kids once before
Buried it low
A long time ago
Wasn’t sure, but now I know

That we were kids once
If you forget how to live
And fall in line from time to time
remember
We were kids once
So live out loud and leave nothing behind