[Verse 1] Coffee getting colder in my hands, Morning paints the windows of these flats. Then I see two kids beneath that sky, You were eight and so was I. You came running, asked me for my name, I looked down and told you anyway. Rusty swings and sneakers in the sand, You reached out and grabbed my hand. [Pre-Chorus] Hide and seek till it got dark, Running circles through the park. I was young, but somehow knew— Something pulled me close to you. [Chorus] Before the smoke, before the cars, Before we learned to hide our scars, Before goodbye, before the fights, We had those endless summer nights. Before the tears, before we knew How much a heart could put us through, I didn't know what love could do— I only knew I wanted you. [Verse 2] Once I cried alone beside the gate, You disappeared and made me wait. Then you came back running down the street, With a Chupa Chups you bought for me. You sat beside me, said no word, I don't think one needed to be heard. I stopped crying, you began to grin, And somehow everything was good again. [Pre-Chorus] Hide and seek till it got dark, Running circles through the park. Maybe I was much too young— Still, I knew you were the one. [Chorus] Before the smoke, before the cars, Before we learned to hide our scars, Before goodbye, before the fights, We had those endless summer nights. Before the tears, before we knew How much a heart could put us through, I didn't know what love could do— I only knew I wanted you. [Bridge] Sometimes I wonder where they went— Those two kids who thought forever meant One more race, one summer day, One more hour outside to play. Before your cigarettes and my red wine, Before your broken heart and mine, There was nothing left to prove— Just me, the playground, and you. [Final Chorus] Before the smoke, before the cars, Before we ever broke our hearts, Before goodbye, before we grew, There was only me and you. Before the world got in the way, Before we learned to walk away, Maybe part of me still knew— I'd always find my way to you. [Outro] Coffee's cold between my hands. I'm still staring through the glass. For a second, there we are— Before.
