We were just kids, she called me Sonny
I was such a charismatic ghost
Her voice to me was pure and sweet as honey
There were more efficient suitors at her post
Abandoned boy child wonders why
What a silly projection to live by
Then again, we're just kids
Little kids, you and I

We were just kids, 17 only
All the world an inside joke for two
Staying on his good side grew so lonely
Social butterflies can be so cruel
The TV basemеnt, where boys can cry
What a traumatic time to bе alive
Then again, we're just kids
Little kids, you and I

Two broken bells unring
Each other's suffering
I tried to save you but the center couldn't hold
There's cracks in everything
And still no light got in
Love was a temporary offering
Just one more false alarm
Sorry to cause real harm
You tried to tell me but the center couldn't hold
The center couldn't hold

We were just kids, sitting so pretty
Playing such adorable adults
The precocious toast of New York City
Anything to show our parents how it's done
Babies going on 45
What a ripe age to be alive
Then again we're just kids
Little kids, you and I

Two broken bells unring
Each other's suffering
I tried to save you but the center couldn't hold
There's cracks in everything
And still no light got in
Love was a temporary offering
Just one more false alarm
Sorry to cause real harm
You tried to warn me that the center couldn't hold
The center couldn't hold
The center couldn't hold
The center couldn't hold

I wanted to be loved like all the others
Stumbling round in shoes way oversized
Trying on a mishmash of love's colors
I'll forgive you yours if you forgive me mine
Smart-asses getting lost in the great unknowing
Remaking mistakes as old as time
Busy trying to catch the wind from blowing
Then again we're just kids, little kids, you and I
We were just kids, little kids, you and I
We were just kids, little kids, you and I