Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
OneRepublic
Performer
Seeb
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ryan Tedder
Songwriter
Brent Kutzle
Songwriter
Brandon Collins
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Brian Kutzle
Producer
Ryan Tedder
Producer
Steve Wilmot
Co-Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Days when
We’d fight, we’d fight 'till I would give in
Yeah, perfect disasters
But we were reaching, reaching for the rafters
[Verse 2]
And on most of the days
We were searching for ways
To get up
And get out
Of the town
We were raised, yeah
‘Cause we were done
I remember
We were sleeping in cars
We were searching for OZ
We were burning cigars
With the white plastic tips
'Till we saw the sun
And we said crazy things like
[Verse 3]
I refuse to look back
Thinking days were better just because they're younger days
I don’t know what’s 'round the corner
Way I feel right now I swear
We'll never change
[Verse 4]
Back when we were kids
[Verse 5]
Back when we were kids
[Verse 6]
Back when we were kids
[Verse 7]
Lights down
And we drive and we drivin’ just to get out
Yeah, perfect disasters
Yeah we were swingin’, swingin’ from the rafters
We were dancing in cars
We were looking for OZ
We were naming the stars
After people we knew
'Till we had to go
And we were saying things like
[Verse 8]
I refuse to look back
Thinking days were better just because they're younger days
I don’t know what’s 'round the corner
Way I feel right now I swear we'll never change
[Verse 9]
Back when we were kids
[Verse 10]
Back when we were kids
[Verse 11]
Back when we were kids
[Verse 12]
Swore we would never die
[Verse 13]
You and me were kids
[Verse 14]
Back when we were kids
[Verse 15]
You and me were kids
Written by: Brandon Collins, Brent Kutzle, Ryan Tedder, Steve Wilmot