philadelphia

remember when we used to stay on the line
every day, bad service all the time
kept you in my pocket when i went outside
snowstorm wait lemme call you back in five
oh philadelphia
you were so close to me

remember sweet summer like paradise
invincible just like she described
when steph called me last weekend
i cried, she’s my best friend
oh philadelphia
you were so close to me

said i don’t see you around anymore
don’t see you around anymore

but that’s just the way, thats just the way that it’s got to go
there once was a time, once was a place where you felt like home
we’re moving away, disintegrating as we both grow
and nothing will change anything once we hang up the phone

met my friend brian on his 19th
he dove headfirst drunk cold river scream
we tried to change the world from our dorm rooms
yeah we were such a good team
oh philadelphia
you were so close to me

then he dropped out and i moved out like you moved on she found someone
we spend less time in the past and we spend more time with the future
now i’ll miss you the most of all
so i call you from the future with my head on your chest
you say that time is always running out you can’t get upset
so philadelphia
i’ll keep you close to me
oh philadelphia
i swear i’ll keep you close to me

(repeat chorus)