We were standing in the sun with take-out; fried chicken and rice
Leaves were changing colors as we waited for the traffic light
There was a man collecting bottles biking with his big black bags
College kids were drinking hard so it looked like he’d have a good night
There’s just one thing I really wanted
Just one thing I really miss
Just one thing I can’t remember
Makes me wish I knew what it is
Kids were playing on the swings back behind the old school yard
They’d run around and laugh as the birds were heading south
I remember me and Billy back when we were in 6th grade
We made some big plans ‘Cause we knew what life was all about
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Kid with a smile on his face he was driving his dad’s shiny truck
The girl right by his side looked like she’d made up her mind
Cars were backing up waiting for the light to change
And looking for that something it seems so hard to find
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We walked home with our dinner waiting for our lives to change
A couple crows were calling we didn’t know the reason why
Shadows were growing at our feet I was thinking about the kids at play
Big clouds in the west were starting out across the sky
Just one thing I really wanted
Just one thing and then no more
Just one thing I can’t remember
Just what it was like before
There’s just one thing I really wanted
Just one thing I really miss
Just one thing I can’t remember
Makes me wish I knew what it is