You see the sky up above you
See it through the eyes of a boy who
Who dreamed of a better day
Didn't know what he'd wish away
But then he left in the morning
Left the only girl who ever really knew him
Chasing thoughts that he didn't need
Saying words he didn't believe
If I could go back a thousand days
I'd build a house so that we could stay
I wanna live in that memory
Of you and I by the willow tree
Forget the rush under city lights
The faded dreams and the endless nights
I wanna live in that memory
Of you and I by the willow tree
He looks down at the pavement
Thinking 'bout the world he walked away from
As he dreams of a better day
The kind of scene that he'd wished away
And oh you don't need to read minds
To know he's always longing to feel like
The child that he used to be
Now that child's crying out to me
If I could go back a thousand days
I'd build a house so that we could stay
I wanna live in that memory
Of you and I by the willow tree
Forget the rush under city lights
The faded dreams and the endless nights
I wanna live in that memory
Of you and I by the willow tree
