We Were

We were just a couple years short of the age
By my name on a fake ID
And still, 'bout a hundred away from the day
Your daddy said you could run with me
We were a couple of line-steppers
Who just couldn't wait to step over the line
Never thinking we wouldn't last
I was your first and you were mine

And we were leather jackets hangin' onto a Harley
Two heartbeats in the moonlight
We were both feet hanging out over
The edge of the water tower skyline
At least there's a little bit of sweet in the bitter
Though a part of me is always gonna miss it
I am who I am, I just miss who I was when we were

Mm, mm

We were gonna make it, weren't we baby?
Had it all laid out in our mind
By the time we knew time was running out
We'd both run out of time
And we were downtown Saturday night, last call cover band
'Til the last song played
Never thought we'd fade like a stamp on the back of my hand

And we were, her on my shoulders
Lighter in the air, "Pour Some Sugar on Me"
We were a top down in Johnson's Field
When she whispered that she wants me
At least there's a little bit of sweet in the bitter
Though a part of me is always gonna miss her
I am who I am, I just miss who I was when we were

We were leather jackets hangin' on to a Harley
Two heartbeats in the moonlight
We were both feet hanging out over
The edge of the water tower skyline
At least there's a little bit of sweet in the bitter
Though a part of me is always gonna miss her
I am who I am, but I just miss who I was when we were, mm, mm
Oh, when we were

My friends say, "Oh well, let that ship sail, you gotta let go of her"
Just wasn't meant to be
But somewhere down deep, I still believe that we were