Long ago There was a place We would go To celebrate This was when we were kids Down the hill Across the bridge Into the sand Beneath the ridge Just below PCH Stumbling all the way Stumbling all the way We pulled our sheets And stuffed our beds With dirty clothes And helmet heads We snuck out the window After we Got to the beach We were out Of their reach We dug holes to keep warm We burned the Times We burned the Times After all Those were the times I'd give Anything to go back And stare into her eyes Years went by I grew up My heart was ready My head was stuck I ran away as far as I could There was a girl I left behind I'll never forget Caroline Cast aside I never told her why I watched her cry I watched her cry When I finally moved back I drove to that street Up at the top Where we used to meet I looked out from the edge of the cliff I thought of the ways I could pretend Thought the days Would never end Now they're gone And I'm standing here Looking down Looking down After all Those were the times I'd give Anything to go back And stare into her eyes