Our Nation (song)

Lyrics

[Intro]
Ooh, ooh
Rooftop summers
[Verse 1]
You had your brother’s car and a borrowed name
We drove the backroads like we’d never change
Cheap wine and fireworks on the Fourth of July
We swore that nothing good would ever die
You wore my jacket and you stole my lighter
We’d climb the fire escape to get up higher
Your laugh was louder than the city noise
We were just reckless girls and boys
[Pre-Chorus]
And I don’t know where the time went
I don’t know how we let it go
But every time I hear that song
It takes me back, it takes me home
[Chorus]
We were rooftop summers
Underneath the city lights
We were running like we’d never
Have to say goodbye
We were young and we were stupid
And we knew it, and we didn’t mind
We were rooftop summers
Now we’re running out of time
[Drop]
Summers, summers
Oh, rooftop summers
Summers, summers
[Verse 2]
Now you’ve got an office and a wedding date
I’ve got a mortgage and I’m working late
I saw your picture and I almost called
Then I remembered we don’t talk at all
Do you still think about that August night?
The way the sky went pink before the light?
I know we’re different people now
But I still wonder if you remember how
[Pre-Chorus]
And I don’t know where the time went
I don’t know how we let it go
But every time I hear that song
It takes me back, it takes me home
[Chorus]
We were rooftop summers
Underneath the city lights
We were running like we’d never
Have to say goodbye
We were young and we were stupid
And we knew it, and we didn’t mind
We were rooftop summers
Now we’re running out of time
[Drop]
Summers, summers
Oh, rooftop summers
Summers, summers
[Bridge]
Maybe we were never meant to last
Some things only shine when they’re in the past
But if you ever climb those stairs again
Look out at the skyline and remember when
[Final Chorus]
We were rooftop summers
Underneath the city lights
We were running like we’d never
Have to say goodbye
We were young and we were stupid
And we knew it, and we didn’t mind
We were rooftop summers
Now we’re running out of time
[Final Drop]
Summers, summers
Oh, rooftop summers
Summers, summers
Rooftop summers
[Outro]
We were young
We were young
Rooftop summers