There were days when the city and those boys
And St Mark's and that noise
Were the only things I cared about at all
Ran around arms wide eyes shut
Full of faith full of luck
I never ever worried bout the fall
It's been years since the night or a band
Or simply holding hands
Made me feel like l could burst apart and die
Now I'm feelin the way I did then
Yeah I'm reeling again
I don't have to say you know the reason why
My heart stopped when they played that song
Do you feel that too god it's been so long
You make me feel like 1996
Those were days when I'd make new friends
Cuz we had the same pins
That obviously meant we'd get along
One look at an all-ages show
From a boy I didn't know
Was enough to make me think I was in love
Back then every day was exciting
Every place was inviting
Everything was fate and nothing was by chance
Not since I was that wild skinny kid
Have I felt like I did
When they all ditched and we stayed out to dance.
You came close I was trembling
Could you hear my heart cuz it was deafening
You make me feel like 1996
Boy the world hasn't felt so true
Like it did back then as when I'm hangin out with you
Back before I had walked through fire
Before the road got hard and my back grew tired
Summer seemed longer loving came easier
No one knew the Strokes and everyone loved Weezer
Young and doomed but we didn't know it yet
We'd spill out of the club drenched in other people's sweat
Make me feel like it's real like I'm up to my old tricks
Make me feel like that girl like I did back in 1996