Let's play pretend
Like we can't hear
The freeway from my window
Why is everyone in a rush
Do they breathe
The feel of your permanence
On my one legged heart
Why is everyone out of touch
Can't they see

And my hair was too long
And we were so gone
Why is the floor so cold
But I felt so warm
We were there too late
Had a lot of trouble to make
Now we're still stuck
No matter how many drives
No matter what

Strawberry syrup Sixteens
Nothing ever felt that sweet
Strawberry syrup Sixteens
Life in the back seat
And nothing really stuck
Now nothing really sticks
Except the sound of the kids
The sound of the kids

The city that I love
Is the city that I ran from
You'd say wait 'til we're on our own
We'll have so much fun
Youth is so pretty on the screens we watched
When we couldn't do much on our own
So we went where they played out lies for fun

And my hair was too long
And we were so gone
Why is the floor so cold
But I felt so warm
We were there too late
Had a lot of trouble to make
Now we're still stuck
No matter how many drives
No matter what

Strawberry syrup Sixteens
Nothing ever felt that sweet
Strawberry syrup Sixteens
Life in the back seat
And nothing really stuck
Now nothing really sticks
Except the sound of the kids
The sound of the kids

Strawberry syrup Sixteens
Life in the back seat
And nothing really stuck
Now nothing really sticks
Except the sound of the kids
The sound of the kids
Wishing to skip it all