Head wrestling my dad outside the Blockbuster Smashing our skulls at incredible speeds Loving that everyone's staring 2003, watching the Iraq war on TV Alone, silently, to drown out the noise of family fighting I always wonder if I'm destined to hurt someone I worry nothing that I do is really good for the world But I lie, lie, lie, and I like to lie Bashing my head against the wall The boys of summer are no more But deep inside I've always felt The boys of summer never were Walking past the Blockbuster Now it's just a vacant lot All of my memories feel made up Maybe, but still I remember 2005, I watched the Virginia Tech Massacre On a rental tape intermixed with pictures of me as a little kid laughing My old best friend just went to jail for killing someone I know that nothing that I did makes me responsible But I feel like I left him behind Bashing my head against the wall The boys of summer are no more But deep inside I've always felt The boys of summer never The boys of summer never The boys of summer never were