American Aquarium - When We Were Younger Men lyrics

I still hear the silence echo
Across the hardwood floor
Screamin' as you cut across the
Room to that front door
Nothin' lasts forever
But, I'd've sworn you'd stay
Ain't it funny how the good things
In life seem to fade away?

We were carryin' a heavy load
'Til one of use got tired of liftin'
We were headed down a dead-end road
In a car too far gone for fixin'

When I think about that summer and
I still hear the sounds
Petty on the radio, "I Won't Back Down"
I called you a brother
But, you were closer than my kin
And it kills me knowin' you may
Never pass my way again
But, I hope that every now and then
You look back fondly on the days
When we were younger men

We packed up that 350 Ford Econoline
With hopes and dreams and other childish
Things men learn to leave behind
Spent a decade doin' circles
Not knowin' what's in store
Each town more magical than the town before

But we lost track of time
And the dark hair of our
Youth started to whiten
I watched my father's face become mine
And the cruel hands of
Truth started to tighten

I still think about that summer
So long ago it seems
Petty on the radio, us "Runnin' Down a Dream"
I called you a brother
But, you were closer than my kin
And it kills me knowin' you may
Never pass my way again
But, I hope that every now and then
You look back fondly on the days
When we were younger men

I remember back before that
Pendulum had swung
Back before we said the things
That couldn't be undone
I remember back when we were
Wild and we were young

I think about that summer
How it passed us by
Petty on the radio, us "Learnin' How to Fly"
I called you a brother
But, you were closer than my kin
And it kills me knowin' you may
Never pass my way again
But, I hope that every now and then
You will look back fondly on the
Days when we were younger men