While We're Up – Graduation lyrics

On my front porch, trying to find a way and
Never really knowing what to say, all the things that we did in those days
Some laughs were forced, I know I did that some
But all of our tears flowed freely and we stuck it out til the end

Take this constant reminder
Of how fiercely we lived our lives

Cause we've been down, all around in the middle of everything
Stressed out of our minds, all of the time people pulling on all of our strings
All the time, never really knowing much of anything
Turn the radio down cause you know it sounds better when all of us sing

Through better and worse, yes my friends we've lived it all
Down all those paths we traveled, more than once our hearts unraveled
We strayed off course and found our hopes inside our fears
Our lives strung together by the years

Take this constant reminder
Of how fiercely we lived

Cause we've been down, all around in the middle of everything
Stressed out of our minds, all of the time people pulling on all of our strings
All the time, never really knowing much of anything
Turn the radio down cause you know it sounds better when all of us sing

Take this... how you want to
But these places... won't always wait for you
Make this... what you want to
But these places won't stay here...

Cause we've been down, all around in the middle of everything
Stressed out of our minds, all of the time people pulling on all of our strings
All the time, never really knowing much of anything
Turn the radio down cause you know it sounds better when all of us sing