ten years ago

I had glasses for my eyes
And my grandpa hadn't died
It hadn't crossed my mind
That one day I'd drive

I didn't care much for being cool
I was excited about school
I knew good and bad
But I didn't know cruel

Played in the garden
Played in the street
I didn't know who I would meet
I didn't know one day we would just stay inside

There was a boy who I saw everyday
And never quite knew what to say
I didn't know one day
I'd forget his name

I was happy, I was lonely
I was learning how to breathe
I was going through the motions
Trying to find someone to be
It was a blink of an eye, it was perpetual
But how I was to know
Ten years ago

That I would have plans on weekends
And share secrets with good friends
And there'd be nights so good
I wouldn't want them to end

And there'd be bad times that come around
Cause if it goes up, its coming down
And there's no silence without sound

I was happy, I was lonely
I was learning how to breathe
I was going through the motions
Trying to find someone to be
There'd be screaming at the sky
There'd be laying low
But how I was to know

And if I didn't know then
Everything I know now
Then why am I still trying to figure it out
Because I'm in ten years time
I'll be doing just fine
And I'll still be learning the ropes
Thinking how was I to know

That I'd be happy, I'd be lonely
I'd be losing loads of sleep
Overthinking conversations
Trying to be someone to keep
But when you plant the seeds
They take time to grow
And how I was to know
How was I know
Ten years ago

And I saw you out on Sunday
You were looking well
I would have died right there
If it was 2012
I used to think maybe you loved me
Even though we'd never spoke
How was I the same ten years ago?