Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Format
Performer
Sam Means
Piano
R. Walt Vincent
Bass
Charlie Paxson
Drums
Scott Higgins
Percussion
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Nate Ruess
Songwriter
Sam Means
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Aaron Lepley
Assistant Engineer
Austen Lund
Assistant Engineer
Mike Glines
Assistant Engineer
R. Walt Vincent
Producer
Josh Turner
Producer
Tom Rothrock
Mixing Engineer
Michael Tarantino
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Well, I made my way back down to the valley
Right on past 83rd Street
That's where we once belonged
But I'm gone
I swear, I'm long gone
[Verse 2]
So give it up, throw your hats in the air
And change just as they land
You're saying, "We'll get out of here"
But something tells me that you're too scared to go
[Verse 3]
So, the stairs that you could climb
Are the ones you left behind
And your eyes light up
When we talk about the past
God, I miss those songs we used to sing
Talkin' like getting away would be the greatest thing
Well me, I got out
And you kept singin' to me
Like that's really gonna set this free
[Verse 4]
So give it up, throw your hats in the air
And change just as they land
You're saying, "We'll get out of here"
But something tells me that you're too scared
But something tells me that you're too scared to go
[Verse 5]
Like a ghost, you've been hauntin'
All these dusty old roads and old homes
The ones we swore we'd never go, never go
[Verse 6]
As for Joe
Oh, I've seen him around
Then there's Adam
He's afraid to go out
I don't blame him
I just wanted to go out to eat
[Verse 7]
Then there's Mark
Goddamn, I wish him the best
We were kids back then, as if we could progress
And sometimes I, I just can't sleep
Thinkin' of everything we could've been, so
[Verse 8]
So give it up, throw your hats in the air
And change just as they land
You're saying, "We'll get out of here"
But something tells me that you're too scared
[Verse 9]
Give it up, throw your hats in the air
And change just as they land
You're saying, "We'll get out of here"
But something tells me that you're too scared
But something tells me that you're too scared
But something tells me you're too scared to go
Written by: Nate Ruess, Sam Means