Sweet, sweet baby, please, please, baby, don't go knockin' on nobody else's door
I'm stuck at the end of 2003, it was fun and it still haunts me
Dreams of midnight and return of the king
Falling in love with Kierra and Natalie
I can't speak for all of my friends, where were they when the magic ended
So I reset those top eight on my Myspace
Oh, I thought I was alone
And Boulevard of Broken Dreams still means more than it should
Because American Eagle was the pinnacle
And my best friend was the radio
She gave me that note that said she didn't like me
And I cried in the bathroom stall
Everything changed, including in our bodies
And everyone was depressed like it's a hobby
I learned that music feeds my soul
And American Eagle was the pinnacle
My favorite band was anyone who would play
Like Linkin Park all the way to Relient K
Rock and roll was my first love until my first love came along
And all the small things that used to matter to me when I was seventeen
Like Friday nights and headlights and pre-torn jeans
And thinking about what I might do with my life
I thought I had so much time
They say that youth is wasted on the young
But I still had fun back when I thought
American Eagle was the pinnacle
And my best friend was the radio
She gave me that note that said she didn't like me
And I cried in the bathroom stall
Everything changed, including our bodies
And everyone was depressed like it's a hobby
I learned that music feeds my soul
And American Eagle was the pinnacle
We bought the clothes and tickets
And we screamed forever young
And I remember every word
And we stayed until it was done
Can you go back in the memories and hear it
It takes me back to when we were young
Like when American Eagle was the pinnacle
And my best friend was the radio
She gave me that note that said she didn't like me
And I cried in the bathroom stall
So wouldn't you know it, the iPod killed the radio
And here I am singing all these songs I know
Trying to find the bright side as the world spins
One more time
Because American Eagle was the pinnacle
And my best friend was the radio
She gave me that note that said she didn't like me
And I cried in the bathroom stall
Everything changed, including our bodies
And everyone was depressed like it's a hobby
I learned that music feeds my soul
And American Eagle was the pinnacle