Lyric discussion by IfYouSaySo 

Cover art for 1996 lyrics by Wombats, The

To me this song is basically about being unhappy about the present and reminiscing about better times (living in the past, if you wanna be dramatic). It's an upbeat song, very danceable, but the lyrics aren't quite like that. It's hard to explain, but if you can relate to this song, I hope you'll understand what I'm trying to say here. It's a very confessional song

My Opinion

@IfYouSaySo yeah that's exactly it I think; he's just reminiscing on how good it was at school and being in love as a teenager and how now that he's grown up he's lost all of that