Wasted Youth Lyrics - Fairfax, Ak

I remember when Halloween still mattered 

And the summer winds 

When they came in 

It blew out the chalk dust from under our nails 

We had a camp ground 

Where we'd go down and drink from the sprinkler 

And that water smells worse than it tastes 

Wet pavement and something metallic 

Unshaved and terrified in the mirror 

I convinced myself I lived when I was young 

I searched for peace of mind in suburban life 

A quiet home with a quiet wife 

It can't be found 

No it can't be found 

Now I miss who I once was 

But maybe I'm bitter 

I surrounded myself 

With the things I thought mattered 

Like a job that I hate 

And a reliable car 

An empty apartment 

And fake friends from the bar 

I don't feel grown up 

I just pretend to get by 

They say that ignorance is bliss 

I've come to know why 

I want that ignorance back 

I want that innocence back 

I wasted my youth when I was young