[Verse 1]
When did it get so hard? Can you tell me when?
If you and I had a problem we'd solve it, I let you in
You were my best friend
Why? Tell me why you and I keep it all inside
I don't wanna break your heart
You don't wanna break mine

[Pre-Chorus]
It's something real, it's something true
I see stars when I look at you
I won't let go, I'd break my bones
Just to get us through

[Chorus]
Can we get back to where we started?
When did I let it get so hard, to talk to you?
Can we get back to that first night, when you kissed me?
Guess I'm missing New York City with you (With you, with you)
Can we get back to where we started? Yeah

[Verse 2]
Babe, can you look at me like you did that night?
Can we see past the wrong and the right?
Can you see my side if I see your side?
I know that we could be beautiful if we tried
I don't wanna break your heart
You don't wanna break mine

[Pre-Chorus]
It's something real, it's something true
I see stars when I look at you
I won't let go, I'd break my bones
Just to get us through, and

[Chorus]
Can we get back to where we started?
When did I let it get so hard, to talk to you?
Can we get back to that first night, when you kissed me?
Guess I'm missing New York City with you (With you, with you)
Can we get back?

[Bridge]
Oh-oh, that night
Saw forever and the empire, in your eyes
Never thought I'd ever see us, in this light
Can you feel it? Can we find it?
Find a way to turn back time
Back to where we started
When did I let it get so hard, to talk to you?
[Chorus]
Can we get back to where we started? Oh-oh
When did I let it get so hard, to talk to you?
Can we get back to that first night, when you kissed me?
Guess I'm missing New York City with you (With you, with you)
Can we get back to where we started?
Back to where we started, oh-oh, yeah