Violet - ...As Children lyrics

We've lost all that made us young Our innocence, our freedom To be anything we dreamed I'd drift over the miles just to see this through You still remember how you dreamt And now you rarely do They knew you then, it's safe to say you lost your way (I'll grow to love, I'll live and learn) What hurts the most is you gave up on a happy ending While I'm still dreaming of a better life I'll earn with perseverance Another time, another place But I'm better now I'm free We could've faced this lonely road (if only we tried) It's on your face, girl You wanna talk about it The way your body moves, yeah I know all about it Keep on telling yourself that you're free But you're not who you claimed you should be (I'll never know love) I'll grow to love, I'll live and learn What hurts the most is you gave up on a happy ending While I'm still dreaming of a better life I'll earn with perseverance Things will never be the way they were We broke the promise made as children We said we would never change But we didn't know the world, we packed up and left to learn Returning to find that we left behind everything we ever cared for (I'll grow to love, I'll live and I'll learn) What hurts the most is you gave up on a happy ending While I'm still dreaming of a better life I'll earn with perseverance