Head wrestling my dad outside the Blockbuster
Smashing our skulls at incredible speeds
Loving that everyone's staring
2003, watching the Iraq war on TV
Alone, silently, to drown out the noise of family fighting
I always wonder if I'm destined to hurt someone
I worry nothing that I do is really good for the world
But I lie, lie, lie, and I like to lie
Bashing my head against the wall
The boys of summer are no more
But deep inside I've always felt
The boys of summer never were
Walking past the Blockbuster
Now it's just a vacant lot
All of my memories feel made up
Maybe, but still I remember
2005, I watched the Virginia Tech Massacre
On a rental tape intermixed with pictures of me as a little kid laughing
My old best friend just went to jail for killing someone
I know that nothing that I did makes me responsible
But I feel like I left him behind
Bashing my head against the wall
The boys of summer are no more
But deep inside I've always felt
The boys of summer never
The boys of summer never
The boys of summer never were