One like this computer that I currently hold…
I need to accept that the button to “reset”,
Only exists in the virtual world.
In games and in print,
You can usually go back…
Hit delete or reset, and immediately,
You’ll have your slate blank.
But real life doesn’t work that way.
You can’t turn back the clock and you can’t go back.
You can never un-say words that have already been uttered,
Or piece back together hearts that have already been shattered….
And no, you can’t take back memories,
Good or bad,
Experience sticks with you forever, once it’s been had.
In games and in print,
You can usually go back…
Hit delete or reset, immediately,
You’ll have your slate blank.
But time doesn’t work that way.
You can’t go back,
To the days when life was simple…
To the days when life was fun…
You can’t relive your first kiss or love,
Even if you regret how you did them the first time around.
Because there’s just no “reset” button in life to take you back.
Seventeen was ages ago,
And its magic has since vanished once and for all,
With that first heartbreak,
That paved the way for them all.
There was magic then in your heart,
Before it got painted with tears…
There was hope in you world,
Before it got tainted with fears…
Before you ended up alone and jaded,
All thanks to the many wasted years…
And since nothing ever topped that first love…
Even after all these years,
Only the first is remembered still,
Only the first stubbornly perseveres.
You can’t turn back the clock and you can’t go back.
You can never un-say words that have already been uttered,
Or piece back together hearts that have already been shattered….
And no, you can’t take back memories,
Good or bad,
Experience sticks with you forever, once it’s been had.
In games and in print,
You can usually go back…
Hit delete or reset, immediately,
You’ll have your slate blank.
But time doesn’t work that way.
You can’t go back,
To the days when life was simple…
To the days when life was fun…
You can’t relive your first kiss or love,
Even if you regret how you did them the first time around.
Because there’s just no “reset” button in life to take you back.
Seventeen was ages ago,
And its magic has since vanished once and for all,
With that first heartbreak,
That paved the way for them all.
There was magic then in your heart,
Before it got painted with tears…
There was hope in you world,
Before it got tainted with fears…
Before you ended up alone and jaded,
All thanks to the many wasted years…
And since nothing ever topped that first love…
Even after all these years,
Only the first is remembered still,
Only the first stubbornly perseveres.
