Summer has come and passed

The innocent can never last

wake me up when september ends


like my fathers come to pass

seven years has gone so fast

wake me up when september ends


here comes the rain again

falling from the stars

drenched in my pain again

becoming who we are


as my memory rests

but never forgets what I lost

wake me up when september ends


summer has come and passed

the innocent can never last

wake me up when september ends


ring out the bells again

like we did when spring began

wake me up when september ends


here comes the rain again

falling from the stars

drenched in my pain again

becoming who we are


as my memory rests

but never forgets what I lost

wake me up when september ends


Summer has come and passed

The innocent can never last

wake me up when september ends


like my father's come to pass

twenty years has gone so fast

wake me up when september ends

wake me up when september ends

wake me up when september ends

I can't remember when it was good

moments of happiness elude

maybe I just misunderstood


all of the love we left behind

watching the flash backs intertwine

memories I will never find


so I'll love whatever you become

and forget the reckless things we've done

I think our lives have just begun

I think our lives have just begun


and I'll feel my world crumbling

I'll feel my life crumbling

I'll feel my soul crumbling away

and falling away

falling away with you


staying awake to chase a dream

tasting the air you're breathing in

I know I won't forget a thing


promise to hold you close and pray

watching the fantasies decay

nothing will ever stay the same


all of the love we threw away

all of the hopes we cherished fade

making the same mistakes again

making the same mistakes again


I can feel my world crumbling

I can feel my life crumbling

I can feel my soul crumbling away

and falling away

falling away with you


all of the love we've left behind

watching the flash backs intertwine

memories I will never find

memories I will never find