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I wrote this song for my best friends in the basement of my family's vacation house in a rural area of Pennsylvania. I wrote one draft and didn't touch it again. All of the lyrics you see here are unedited and entirely raw. It ended the same as it started.

- Andrew

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We're sitting in Dan's basement and it's just past three
Skating in the driveway when a wave comes over me
Thinking back to last September and where we used to be
In December we played Webster and I've never felt so free
There's not a doubt that this is where I'm supposed to be

Jersey winters are made warmer by the company I keep
Oh the ice is thick and the river runs deep
But the music I breathe keeps me back from the peak
Everything that I seek lies in front of my feet

I live for every minute that I spend with those I love
When my head is underwater they all help me from above
It's a family we've created I'm so proud to be among
These brilliant minds that intertwine in ways I've never dreamed of
And when the wind begins to bite I cherish all our time
So I put down every thought that's in my mind
There's not a second I regret this climb

Some days it would be easier to just pick up and leave
But see that's just the thing, I've got nowhere else to be
And so I’m gonna stand up tall
Rise up stronger every time I fall
I’m my own worst critic when I feel so small
So maybe it’s time to finally break the mold

Well it seems I’m home again
In search of second chances and a means to an end
Each line that I write shows that I'm on the mend
With the best of intentions and best of friends

And when I see how much I've grown
With the people that I've known
I feel the world lift from my bones

When I look back on where we've come from and who we've been
I realize that our story isn't all that different
But the moments we shared and the lives we've lead
Are the reason for all of the time we've spent

The streetlights I pass help me push back the past
The direction I have through these valleys I grasp
I’ve been lost in translation with each face I pass
But I’ll be okay, and I’ll never look back

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from Where We've Come From, Who We've Been, released June 3, 2014

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