We Were Young

We were young, we were young Forgiving and forgetting Through all the worst circumstances The purity of our hearts Sparked the union of beings But we were young We watched ignited flumes die A flume a mother and father tried to hold on to We watched as they dwindled So we tried to reignite cold hearts But all we got were frostbites We were young, we did not know So we turned a blind eye to it all We tried to forget And for awhile we forgot We played, we laughed, we seesawed We watched the clouds drift Through clear skies and gentle breezes And for a while we saw A tiny spark and a gentle union Happiness engulfed adult hearts And for many nights we dinned At a table full of the best soul food And a mother and father Playing at being soul mates again We were young, we were happy If we had known that that wouldn't last Well, we still would have been happy Happy in the moment Because nothing lasts forever