When You Were Young
The Killers저 Lyrics

You sit there in your heartache
You are wallowing in emotional pain

Waiting on some beautiful boy to
You're hoping for a savior, someone you find physically attractive

To save your from your old ways
You're seeking to escape from your past behavior

You play forgiveness
You forgive easily

Watch it now, here he comes
Be alert, someone is approaching

He doesn't look a thing like Jesus
He's not religious iconography

But he talks like a gentlemen
He has good manners and is polite

Like you imagined when you were young
He is what you once idealized in your childhood

Can we climb this mountain
Can we overcome this obstacle

I don't know
I'm not sure

Higher now than ever before
We've gone further up than before

I know we can make it if we take it slow
I'm confident we can reach the top if we proceed at a comfortable pace

Let's take it easy
Let's not rush

Easy now, watch it go
Take it slow and steady

We're burning down the highway skyline
Driving fast and recklessly on the highway, leaving everything behind

On the back of a hurricane that started turning
Riding the momentum of a powerful force that has been unleashed

When you were young
In the past when you were more carefree

And sometimes you close your eyes
You reminisce and daydream about your past

And see the place where you Used to live
Remembering the location where you once resided

They say the devil's water - it ain't so sweet
Referring to something tempting, but dangerous and potentially harmful if indulged in excessively

You don't have to drink right now
You don't have to give in to temptation at this moment

But you can dip your feet
You can experience a little bit of it

Every once in a little while
Occasionally and in moderation

He doesn't look a thing like Jesus
He's not a religious figure

But he talks like a gentlemen
He communicates politely

Like you imagined when you were young
Just like how you dreamed of men when you were younger

When you were young
In that distant past