Red Cassette

From the golden days of long ago, the ones you never forget
in a shoebox filled with memories I find a red cassette
And my friends thought it was strange that I was stolen away, out of the sunshine
making one man radio shows long into the night

Red Cassette, take me back, take me back
to when it all began

I asked my teacher at school what she wanted be she said 'it's too late for that'
I could see it in her eyes, that dreams are just a fallacy, they only lead to regret
so as Sharkey's Teenage Kicks' hosts another first kiss somewhere under the moonlight
I put my headphones on and let the good times roll tonight

Red Cassette, take me back, take me back
to when it all began

Turning the reels back to yesterday
when the promise of youth was an empty page
Now I've made my bed and I'm busy living for tomorrow

Time won't stop slipping away
got to live in the moment everyday
Gotta keep on moving but I can't forget
how I put it all down on a little cheap red cassette

Red Cassette, take me back, take me back
to when it all began