i keep on thinking times will never change...

"And so we talked all night about the rest of our lives, where we're gonna be when we turn 25. I keep thinking times will never change, keep on thinking things will always be the same, but when we leave this year we won't be coming back. No more hanging out cause we're on a different track, and if you got something that you need to say you better say it right now cause you don't have another day. Cause we're moving on and we can't slow down. These memories are playing like a film without sound, and I keep thinking of that night in June I didn't know much of love, but it came too soon. And there was me and you and we got real blue. Stayed at home talking on the telephone. We'd get so excited, we'd get so scared, laughing at ourselves thinking life's not fair. And this is how it feels. As we go on, we remember all the times we had together and as our lives change, come whatever, we will still be friends forever."

we listened to this song at sixth grade graduation and thought it was sad, but we had time. we heard it again when we got promoted from eighth grade to ninth. but still, we had more time. then we graduated from high school and i listened to it with rosie and this time it had an entirely different meaning. both of us starting crying, cause like it says, when we leave east this year, we aren't coming back. we're all moving on and starting our lives.

"Will we think about tomorrow like we think about now? Can we survive it out there? Can we make it somehow? I guess I thought that this would never end and suddenly it's like we're women and men. Will the past be a shadow that will follow us 'round? Will these memories fade when I leave this town? I keep, I keep thinking that it's not goodbye. Keep on thinking it's a time to fly."

i guess no matter how much it hurts, we have to move on. i'm terrified to leave here. i don't want to forget anything about my high school years. i don't want to forget about all the crazy times i had. i don't want any memories to fade.. i guess it's not really moving on. but getting on with our lives. we have so much left to live. and it's not goodbye. we will stay in touch with those who mean so much to us. we will see others at reunions and around town and all that. it still hurts to think about and it isn't much easier but things will be ok. and like i said, we don't have to think about those things for a while!