Once upon a thrill, from a kiss to a swill

We were swallowin' the nights like we had nine lives

Dead and gone so long, seventeen so gone

Dead and gone so long, seventeen so...

We were borderline kids with a book of disorders

Medicatin' every day to keep the straightness in order

Dead and gone so long, seventeen so gone

Dead and gone so long, seventeen so gone

It's the false side of hope where believers concede

And there's only memories when it's over

So pour out some liquor, make it an old-fashioned

Remember your youth, in all that you do

The plank and the passion

They were the best of times, they were the best of times

They were the best of times, they were the best of times

Of your life

Once upon before, we were brilliant and bored

Two dashes of the bitters, add some ice and you pour

Dead and gone so long, seventeen so gone

Dead and gone so long, seventeen so gone

It's the false side of hope where believers concede

And there's only memories when it's over

So pour out some liquor, make it an old-fashioned

Remember your youth, in all that you do

The plank and the passion

They were the best of times, they were the best of times

They were the best of times, they were the best of times

Of your life

Get boozy, boozy, boozy (now it looks like a wasteland)

Get boozy, boozy, boozy (not the way that we remember)

Get boozy, boozy, boozy (one more sip for the past)

Get boozy, boozy, boozy (and always tip your bartenders)

Get boozy, boozy, boozy, Get boozy, boozy, boozy

Get boozy, boozy, boozy, Get boo-

So pour out some liquor, make it an old-fashioned

Remember your youth, in all that you do

The plank and the passion

They were the best of times, they were the best of times

They were the best of times, they were the best of times