Memories back from Portland It was an easy time of life to say the least Our friends were all important We hung out by the waves down at the beach Completely honest I never thought that things would change Everyone's leaving and finding their own place I don't want to go without leaving something behind So tell me you wont change And you'll still think the same ways I'm writing you this song from 2, 000 miles away I know we both were right And we may see better days But things seemed so much simpler when I thought we might stay Now we're falling backwards The colors of the leaves begin to change But I can hear your laughter It rings out on the coast while back in Maine Completely honest I never thought that things would change Everyone's leaving and finding their own place I don't want to go without leaving something behind So tell me you wont change And you'll still think the same ways I'm writing you this song from 2, 000 miles away I know we both were right And we may see better days But things seemed so much simpler when I thought we might stay