do you remember when life was a spiral bound we were the pen before wishin we woulda used lead i thought of you drove by the spot on the street on the way to the school bus where we used to meet and i lost my breath just like when we were late and we were runnin i wanna go back to the post office sort through the thrown away mail back when we d climb up on the roof of the old town jail back when we smiled we were beamin and when we cried we wailed i wanna be the bird on the wire so many things i forgot to admire that to god was worth savin time doesn t whistle or rattle the tracks and you don t hear it coming or see when it passes and the ones it takes won t be window seat wavin i wanna sit by you on the bench of your truck drive out the old 58 back when we d listen to hank williams and stare at the stars too late back when we smiled we were dreamin and when we cried we wailed i wanna meet you at the school after dark let you push me on the swing back when i thought you d be the one to save up and buy me a ring yea back when we smiled we were feelin yeah back when we smiled we were beamin and when we cried we wailed