This is a sequel to 2001's "Reckless Abandon", and features the band looking back on their clumsy youth fondly.
The turns you had to take still keep you awake
Down come the walls where you once stood
From constant changes you have made
You'll keep inside til you have a say
We change as we get older
Were not to stay
The days we walked are over
Now we just drive away
From everything I know
You're counting days on the back of your hands
You turn the pages til you have no more plans
The only time you had to think of all the things involved
Came when you were least expecting
And now its up to us to replace it
To tell us when ages have made a difference
Cause changes tell just who we are
We change as we get older
Were not to stay
The days we walked are over
Now we just drive away
From everything I know
You're counting days on the back of your hands
You turn the pages til you have no more plans
Now were just miles away
From all that we could be
You're counting days on the back of your hands
We turn the pages
Remember the days you've counted won't be forgotten
I hope you won't leave yourself out
When we turn the pages
Down come the walls where you once stood
From constant changes you have made
You'll keep inside til you have a say
We change as we get older
Were not to stay
The days we walked are over
Now we just drive away
From everything I know
You're counting days on the back of your hands
You turn the pages til you have no more plans
The only time you had to think of all the things involved
Came when you were least expecting
And now its up to us to replace it
To tell us when ages have made a difference
Cause changes tell just who we are
We change as we get older
Were not to stay
The days we walked are over
Now we just drive away
From everything I know
You're counting days on the back of your hands
You turn the pages til you have no more plans
Now were just miles away
From all that we could be
You're counting days on the back of your hands
We turn the pages
Remember the days you've counted won't be forgotten
I hope you won't leave yourself out
When we turn the pages
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Pages Lyrics as written by Christopher Joseph Kamrada Christian Alan Climer
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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