[Verse 1] ~#**************#~ Salt air, and the rust on your door ~#**************#~ I never needed anything more ~#**************#~ Whispers of “Are you sure?” ~#**************#~ “Never have I ever before” ~#**************#~ [Chorus] ~#**************#~ But I can see us lost in the memory ~#**************#~ August slipped away into a moment in time ~#**************#~ ‘Cause it was never mine ~#**************#~ And I can see us twisted in bedsheets ~#**************#~ August sipped away like a bottle of wine ~#**************#~ ‘Cause you were never mine ~#**************#~ [Verse 2] ~#**************#~ Your back beneath the sun ~#**************#~ Wishin I could write my name on it ~#**************#~ Will you call when youre back at school? ~#**************#~ I remember thinkin I had you ~#**************#~ [Chorus] ~#**************#~ But I can see us lost in the memory ~#**************#~ August slipped away into a moment in time ~#**************#~ ‘Cause it was never mine ~#**************#~ And I can see us twisted in bedsheets ~#**************#~ August sipped away like a bottle of wine ~#**************#~ ‘Cause you were never mine ~#**************#~ [Bridge] ~#**************#~ Back when we were still changin for the better ~#**************#~ Wanting was enough ~#**************#~ For me, it was enough ~#**************#~ To live for the hope of it all ~#**************#~ Cancel plans just in case youd call ~#**************#~ And say, “Meet me behind the mall” ~#**************#~ So much for summer love and saying “us” ~#**************#~ ‘Cause you werent mine to lose ~#**************#~ You werent mine to lose, no ~#**************#~ [Chorus] ~#**************#~ But I can see us lost in the memory ~#**************#~ August slipped away into a moment in time ~#**************#~ ‘Cause it was never mine ~#**************#~ And I can see us twisted in bedsheets ~#**************#~ August sipped away like a bottle of wine ~#**************#~ ‘Cause you were never mine ~#**************#~ [Outro] ~#**************#~ ‘Cause you were never mine ~#**************#~ Never mine ~#**************#~ But do you remember? ~#**************#~ Remember when I pulled up and said “Get in the car” ~#**************#~ And then canceled my plans just in case youd call? ~#**************#~ Back when I was livin for the hope of it all, for the hope of it all ~#**************#~ “Meet me behind the mall” ~#**************#~ (Remember when I pulled up and said “Get in the car”) ~#**************#~ (And then canceled my plans just in case youd call?) ~#**************#~ (Back when I was livin for the hope of it all, for the hope of it all) ~#**************#~ (“Meet me behind the mall”) ~#**************#~ Remember when I pulled up and said “Get in the car” ~#**************#~ And then canceled my plans just in case youd call? ~#**************#~ Back when I was livin for the hope of it all (For the hope of it all) ~#**************#~ For the hope of it all, for the hope of it all ~#**************#~ (For the hope of it all, for the hope of it all)