It was my junior year, I was sixteen
Everything was changing, everything felt so extreme
First love, first heartbreak, trying to play it cool
But my world was spinning in and out of school
He sat right behind me, we barely even talked
Then somehow it started, those late-night calls
He had someone else, so nothing could be real
But in my mind, he was the only thing I could feel
Oh, that crazy year, the highs, the lows
First time I learned what letting go means
Laughing, crying, loving, lying
That's the year that I started finding...me
Then April came, he broke it off with her
And suddenly it felt like dreams could stir
We had our chance, a short little flame
But fights and doubts came all the same
I pushed too hard, he tried to stay
We broke apart, but the feeling stayed
He moved on, it cut so deep
Still I'd check on him, like a secret I'd keep
Oh, that crazy year, the highs, the lows
First time I learned what letting go means
Laughing, crying, loving, lying
That's the year that I started finding...me
I got lost in tarot cards and late-night shows
Searching for signs and stars in shadows
Trying to know if he'd still care
But finding myself somewhere in there
Oh, that crazy year, the highs, the lows
First time I learned what letting go means
Laughing, crying, loving, lying
That's the year that I started finding...me
Oh, that crazy year, the highs, the lows (Highs and lows!)
First time I learned what letting go means
Laughing, crying (Crying), loving, lying
That's the year that I started finding... me (Me)
Now I look back, and I wouldn't change a thing
Through every heartbreak, every spring
That year I loved, I grew, I tried
And it's still with me, deep inside