1/1/06 Lyrics

This is us
In a photograph
On your bedroom wall
And this is us
In a parking lot
Under the stars

And I know it sounds cliched
And I know it's overused
But the things that happen in our lives
Are things that we can choose

So I'm dying to know what's in your head
There's got to be an answer
Besides the usual "I don't know"
There's something bigger out there

And this is us
In my living room
Trying to break my fall
And this is us
In a picture frame
Just trying to get out

And the way I saw this happen
Is nothing like I've seen
But even if I leave tonight
I know we lived the dream

Can you just explain the obvious
How we got this far
Cause I'm losing touch with everyone And who we really are

Go on
Go on
Go on
Go on

And this was us
This was us
This was us
You were us

You were us
The better half of us
The better half of everyone
The love within my dream
The love within the walls
The life that lived in me
And while you were every better half
You were the whole of me

This is us
In a photograph
On your bedroom wall
And this is us
In the parking lot
Under flaming stars

Go on
Go on my friend
Go on
You live on my friend