All Too Well

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I walked through the door with you, the air was cold

But something about that library felt like home somehow

I left my favorite book there at your desk

And you've still got it in your backpack, even now

Oh, your sweet disposition and my wide-eyed gaze

We're talking by the bookshelves, getting lost in the days

Autumn leaves falling down like pieces into place

And I can picture it after all these days

Chorus

And I know it's long gone and that magic's not here no more

And the school year is over, I might be walking through a different door

But are you still the star on the court, so loud and free?

Casual casualness, you'd always wave at me

Back when we shared a study hall, you made me feel so bright

A shy seventh grader, finally stepping into the light

Verse

And I know it's long gone and there's nothing else I could do

And I forget about you long enough to forget why I wanted you

'Cause there we are again in the middle of the room

You're laughing with your friends, I'm hiding in my volume

You spun the basketball, you made me feel so seen

Like the world wasn't scary, like I was part of the scene

And you were never mine to lose, we never held a hand

But you looked past my quiet world and seemed to understand

Chorus

And I know it's long gone and that magic's not here no more

Now you're heading to tenth grade, and I'm walking through the high school door

But you keep my old paperback just to think of me

And I remember it all too well

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Time won't fly, and I'm paralyzed by it

I'd like to be my old self again, but I'm still trying to find it

After study hall days and smiles we used to share

Now you're running up the court, and I'm just standing there

You moved on to high school, a different grade, a different crew

And you might have forgotten, the way you used to look at the room

But it's over now, the summer's coming to an end

And I was just a quiet girl who lost a fleeting friend

Chorus

'Cause there we are again when it was bright and new

Before the final bell rang, before the year was through

You made me feel so free, you made me laugh so clear

I never felt so happy in all of my school years

And I know it's long gone and there's nothing else I could do

And I forget about you long enough to forget why I wanted you

Bridge

'Cause there we are again, when it was all so good

We were never dating, but you understood

You used to flirt by my desk, make the whole room shine

I was just a seventh grader, running out of time

And you're a tenth grader now, keeping up the pace

And I'm a freshman looking for a familiar face

But you remember it

Yeah, I remember it all too well