Well, the news found me today
A million steps away
These things take time to travel, it would seem
I can't even fall apart

Really, now, where would I start?
I swear we spoke last night, or did I dream?
And I can see you in my mind
Your eyes now, they would shine

Blue, the sky that made itself your name
Oh God, can it be true?
Why me, but more why you?
When did it fall apart, when did we change?

I remember the time we were seven years old
When you let me kiss you on top of the world
I come back to the memory, safe in my soul
But now when I arrive, I find myself alone

And I'm scared of the the day that I forget your face
Hold on so tight but it still slips away
I keep searchin' this hollow stone
For the youth I used to know

In this summer I checked in
Seemed like you were wearin' thin
Said that you had seen a quiet sort of year
Sounded older than before
Like you'd lost another war

As we spoke I heard you slowly disappear
And all the pills that you would take
Just to help you stay awake
Couldn't guide you on your way back home to shore
The girl I used to know
Well, I lost her years ago

But knowin' that just makes this hurt much more
Oh, comfort, oh, comfort, say how would it feel
My hand starts to crack, my skin starts to peel
When I die, will it ever have happened at all?

In my heart I still wait for the day that you'll call
And I'm sorry that I, didn't keep us in touch
I didn't sit missin' you, not all that much
And I'm sorry I let you go

The youth I used to know
The youth I used to know
The youth I used to know
The youth I used to know
The youth I used to know
The youth I used to know
The youth I used to know