The Past by King Leon Lyrics
[Chorus]
Here, sitting in the sand
And I'm thinking of how I'd fallen for you
Now those days are gone and I'm a mess
Can you blame me for me longing for the past?
[Verse]
Serenades on, but the rents due
If greed's supposed to be a sin why is success used?
Remember toughing up as kids pretending being men?
Thinkin' 'bout how we'd rule the world just doin' everythin'
Is it too late to get a redo?
I swear this time I'll learn to stay true
For you
I just can't get past over the fact
A chance at being one it could've happened
There you were just on your lonesome
Spotted you when we were kids
A soul so pretty, with no clue of getting in
So there, I spend just dreaming in my head
The sun is shining
The world is brightening
But not for me
So
[Chorus]
Here, sitting in the sand
And I'm thinking of how I'd fallen for you
Now those days are gone and I'm a mess
Can you blame me for me longing for the past?
[Spoken Interlude]
Here I am, sitting in this old sand
Remembering that fateful day in elementary
Those days girls were icky to us, and many were
But for some reason, except you
So I hoped and prayed that soon one day
That you... that you'd happen to feel the same
But years and years went by and
Well all I knew... all I knew was your name
And see, at times I thought
I thought you hated me, teasing
Teasing and berating me when we finally got to speak
So then I backed away
But despite, even though the feelings didn't seem to fade
But then it just occurred to me
I'm an adult now, and I realized that
In all of those times, that you
That you were actually flirting with me
And now, I'm a mess
*exhale of despair*
[Outro]
Can you blame me for longing for the past?
Yeah
Here, sitting in the sand
And I'm thinking of how I'd fallen for you
Now those days are gone and I'm a mess
Can you blame me for me longing for the past?
[Verse]
Serenades on, but the rents due
If greed's supposed to be a sin why is success used?
Remember toughing up as kids pretending being men?
Thinkin' 'bout how we'd rule the world just doin' everythin'
Is it too late to get a redo?
I swear this time I'll learn to stay true
For you
I just can't get past over the fact
A chance at being one it could've happened
There you were just on your lonesome
Spotted you when we were kids
A soul so pretty, with no clue of getting in
So there, I spend just dreaming in my head
The sun is shining
The world is brightening
But not for me
So
[Chorus]
Here, sitting in the sand
And I'm thinking of how I'd fallen for you
Now those days are gone and I'm a mess
Can you blame me for me longing for the past?
[Spoken Interlude]
Here I am, sitting in this old sand
Remembering that fateful day in elementary
Those days girls were icky to us, and many were
But for some reason, except you
So I hoped and prayed that soon one day
That you... that you'd happen to feel the same
But years and years went by and
Well all I knew... all I knew was your name
And see, at times I thought
I thought you hated me, teasing
Teasing and berating me when we finally got to speak
So then I backed away
But despite, even though the feelings didn't seem to fade
But then it just occurred to me
I'm an adult now, and I realized that
In all of those times, that you
That you were actually flirting with me
And now, I'm a mess
*exhale of despair*
[Outro]
Can you blame me for longing for the past?
Yeah