He lived in the house just down the road Became best friends when we were ten years old My mama said come home when it's dinner But we went out 'til long after dark I never thought that we'd grow up and fall in love one day Every night we rode our bikes 'round town Staying out until dawn And we learned how to swim in the neighbors yard Back then Way back when We used to ride our bikes 'round town Writing stories in the dark Had our first real kiss We where under the stars Back then Way back when We are not the same way as before But all the things we did can't be ignored My mama said come home when it's dinner But we stayed out 'til long after dark Never thought that we'd grow up and fall in love one day Every night we rode our bikes 'round town Staying out until dawn We learned how to swim in the neighbors yard Back then Way back when We used to ride out bikes 'round town Writing stories in the dark Had our first real kiss We where under the stars Back then Way back when