[Verse 1]
Seems so long ago now
Thirteen years ago we knocked 'em down
Leavin' was our only goal
Now the real world's around
Saw our best friends everyday
No career got in the way
Everything is different now
Everything's too real

[Pre-Chorus]
So much wasted time
But dreamin's not a crime
And though my life is fine
I hear the school bells chime

[Chorus]
Caught between the lives
I can't sleep most nights
Memories that shine
And consume our life
Take me back to better times
Take me back to better times

[Verse 2]
Stressed, hunched over a desk
Trying to get this garbage read
Just another Groundhog Day
Thinkin' of the youth I spent
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm almost out of time
But dreamin's not a crime
I know my life is fine
But still I hear them chime

[Chorus]
Caught between the lives
I can't sleep most nights
Memories that shine
And consume our life

[Bridge]
Caught between the lives
I can't sleep most nights
The future is ours, they say
But the past is mine
Take me back to better times
(Take me back, take me back, take me)
(Take me back, take me back, take me)
Back to better times
(Time to get a drink)
(Take me back, take me back, take me)
(Welcome to schoolies)
(Take me back, take me back, take me)
(Cheers to finishing)
Back to better times
(Take me back, take me back, take me)
(Time goes back)
(Welcome to schoolies)
(Take me back, take me back, take me)
(No more books)
Back to better times
(No more teachers)
(Take me back, take me back, take me)
(It's over now)
[Outro]
Caught between the lives
I can't sleep most nights
Memories that shine
And consume my mind
Caught between the lines
I can't sleep most nights
The future is ours, they say
But the past is mine
Take me back to better times