A California boardwalk is where we first met,
There's no place that I'd rather be,
And though we were there with my so-called best friend,
You're the only one I wanted to see,
Trapped on the third floor of some washed-up beach hotel,
Just two stories away from you,
Snuck out down the stairs,
Didn't think, didn't care,
No elevator can keep me from you,
Before we even know it, it all starts to end,
And I just don't know if I can say goodbye again,
Don't look back,
There's so much that lies ahead of you,
Don't waste your time thinking about the past,
And I know,
That the good times weren't so good to us,
But sometimes good times are no more, no less,
Don't look back,
We sit hand in hand,
Our skin drenched in sunset,
Pacific breeze lost in your hair,
I never would trade those days in the shade,
‘Cause Phoenix could never compare,
I don't know what I'll do ‘till you come back in December,
It's just one small thing I want you to remember,
Don't look back,
There's so much that lies ahead of you,
Don't waste your time thinking about the past,
And I know,
That the good times weren't so good to us,
But sometimes good times are no more, no less,
Don't look back,
I know it's hard to hear me,
But I need you to try,
‘Cause it hurts when you can't tell the truth from a lie,
So I'm taking back what I said,
Every word, every breath,
‘Cause I need you like the sun needs the sky,
It makes sense,
I know this is goodbye,
It won't be our last,
There's just one simple thing I hope you'll let me ask,
Please look back,
I'll be waiting when you come back home,
It's almost like the past is all we have,
And I know,
There's a future still in store for us,
‘Cause you're the only one I want to have,
Please look back,
Please look back,
Please look back,
Please look back,
There's so much that lies ahead of us,
Don't waste your time thinking about the past,
And I know,
That the good times weren't so good to us,
And sometimes good times are no more, no less,
Please look back,
Please look back,
Please look back