I took a trip to my hometown
I wasn’t ready for what I found
So much had changed- it was plain to see
Time made us strangers, you and me
I took a trip down memory lane
No one told me nothin’ was the same
You and I were thick as thieves
Oh beware, of what you believe
I went back to where I came from
Foolish notions soon came undone
We were so close- who would believe
This was the place I swore I’d never leave
All these pictures I can’t look at
There’s no point in looking back
I can see things will never be the same
And it’s me that you wanna blame
I know that I’m not welcome here
And you made it very clear
It’s not white and it’s not black
The reasons I can never go back
Now there’s so much disparity
Can’t even agree on reality
Now our innocence is long gone
We can’t go back- we don’t belong
Still the good ol’ days were great for us
I had your back- you had my trust
Times were simple and so carefree
Just like we needed them to be
All that was, it can’t be no more
Yet it’s so hard to shut that door
Cause you once meant the world to me
I guess times changed and so did we
/chorus/
Well, if pictures told the truth
What we had would be bulletproof
Ice cream cones and pinkie swears
Long bike rides and double dares
Catching frogs out by the pond
Always searching the great beyond
That small town charm is hard to find
Still go back there in my mind
All these pictures I can’t look at
So there’s no point in looking back
To a past that has come and gone
To a time back where we belonged
Oh no, we don’t see eye to eye
But at least we can say we tried
Nothing left to see- nothing left to do
Nothing left of me and you
It’s time we set each other free
And accept that’s how it’s gotta be
Times have changed and so have we
But we’ll always have our memories