"years go by and time just seems to fly but the memories remain"

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Listen to the song on YouTube: Daughtry-September

I first heard this song sitting at Red Robin's for lunch one day. There's something about alternative/soft rock music that stirs mellow/feel-good emotions in me. I remember thinking "Omg I need to remember a part of these lyrics so I can look it up later on Google." This personal episode occurred several months ago. I don't know how I randomly got the melody stuck in my head as I was trying to write my psych paper today, but I was determined to find out what song it was and who it was by. After searching Google relentlessly for this information (and failing at it) I somehow got the idea of looking it up in Yahoo! Answers which is the next best thing since Google itself.


So I finally found the song and I'm very happy right now! I went through a lot of trouble to find it so I think you guys should listen! I know this song is most likely referring to love, but the mentioning of seasons and months and how fast time seems to fly was heartfelt and got me a little teared up. I was able to relate the lyrics to the past 4 years of my college life and reflected on all the memories I shared with my friends. I'm still in disbelief that we're graduating in less than 8 months. I don't want to dwell too long on this topic because it will get me even more emotional T _ T. I came into college as a "know it all" freshman who really didn't know anything but learned so much about who I am through my wonderful friends. I love you guys!! This song is dedicated to you <3


"How the time passed away
All the trouble that we gave
And all those day we spent out by the lake
Has it all gone to waste?
All the promises we made
One by one they vanished just the same

All the things I still remember
Summers never looked the same
Years go by and time just seems to fly
But the memories remain
In the middle of September
We still played out in the rain
Nothing to lose but everything to gain
Reflecting now on how things could've been
It was worth it in the end

Now it all seems so clear
There's nothing left to fear
So we made our way by finding what was real
Now the days are so long
That summer's moving on
Reach for something that's already gone

All the things I still remember
Summers never look the same
Years go by and time just seems to fly
But the memories remain
In the middle of September
We still played out in the rain
Nothing to lose but everything to gain
Reflecting now on how things could've been
It was worth it in the end

Yeah, We knew we had to leave this town
But we never knew when and we never knew how
We would up here the way we are

We knew we had to leave this town
But we never knew when and we never knew how

All the things I still remember
Summers never look the same
Years go by and time just seems to fly
But the memories remain
In the middle of September
We still played out in the rain
Nothing to lose but everything to gain
Reflecting now on how things could've been
It was worth it in the end"

By: Grace Hong