hey old friend what do you say

old friend make it okay

old friend give the old friendship a break

why so grim we're going on forever

you me him too many lives are at stake

friends this long has to mean something strong

so if our old friends wrong

shouldn't an old friend come through

it's us old friend to discuss

old friend here's to us

who's like us

damn few

why can't it be like it was

i liked it the way that it was

charlie you and me we were nicer then

we were nice kids in cities and trees were nice

everything i don't know who we are anymore

and i'm starting not to care

look at us charlie

nothing's the way that it was

i want it the way that it was

help me stop remembering then

don't you remember

it was good it was really good

help me out charlie

make it like it was

come on

charlie

nothings the way that it was

i want it the way that it was

god knows things were easier than

trouble is charlie

that's what everyone does

claims the way it is

on the way it was

on the way it now

never ever

was