Before Anyone Knew Our Name

I miss you, man

Before anyone knew our name

We had the fire, had desire

But what went wrong then?

It seemed so big in the eye of our storm

Couldn't have been further away from our norm

Who did we become? The men, we were meant to be?

Was that really your destiny?

Was that really your dream?

I don't really feel anyone else came close to how we see

We had the prize, before our eyes

But we already had it all anyway

Driving 'round for hours on end

With the music on loud

Driving 'round in a scrapyard van

With the music on loud

I've laughed and cried, I've confessed and I've lied

We built this thing from a dead-end street

And now I'm looking around for you to see

I miss you, man

Before anyone knew our name

We had the fire

Before anyone knew our name

We had desire

Before anyone knew our name

I miss you, man

Streets so quiet now, run down and heavy

It used to be alive, swimming pools of cries

Yeah, we said our sorries, yeah, we made our make-ups

But that doesn't make up for what's missing now

We built this thing from a dead-end street

You couldn't drive through, just take the bus or just meet

The mountain tops, they don't seem so high

The trees I climbed, they don't seem so high

I take my kids to see the world where we played

I miss you, man

Before anyone knew our name

We had the fire

Before anyone knew our name

We had desire

Before anyone knew our name

I miss you, man

Before anyone knew our name

We had the fire

Before anyone knew our name

We had desire

Before anyone knew our name

I miss you, man