Miley Cyrus looks back on her past in the introspective track, “Used to Be Young,” which she released last month.
“These lyrics were written almost 2 years ago at the beginning of my ESV. It was at a time I felt misunderstood,” Cyrus explained on Instagram of the song. “I have spent the last 18 months painting a sonic picture of my perspective to share with you. The time has arrived to release a song that I could perfect forever. Although my work is done, this song will continue to write itself everyday. The fact it remains unfinished is a part of its beauty. That is my life at this moment ….. unfinished yet complete.”
If you need a guide to follow along with Miley Cyrus’ “Used to Be Young,” find the lyrics below:
I don’t dress the same
Me and who you say I was yesterday
Have gone our separate ways
Left my living fast somewhere in the past
‘Cause that’s for chasing cars
Turns out open bars lead to broken hearts
And going way too far
I know I used to be crazy
I know I used to be fun
You say I used to be wild
I say I used to be young
You tell me time has done changed me
That’s fine, I’ve had a good run
I know I used to be crazy
That’s ’cause I used to be young
Take one, pour it out
It’s not worth crying ’bout the things you can’t erase
Like tattoos and regrets
Words I never meant and ones that got away
Left my living fast somewhere in the past
And took another road
Turns out crowded rooms, empty out as soon
There’s somewhere else to go, oh
I know I used to be crazy
I know I used to be fun
You say I used to be wild
I say I used to be young
You tell me time has done changed me
That’s fine, I’ve had a good run
I know I used to be crazy
That’s ’cause I used to be young
Ohh, ohh
Ohh-whoa, oh-whoa, oh-whoa, oh
Yeah
Whoa, whoa
Ohh-whoa, oh-whoa, oh-whoa, oh
I know I used to be crazy
Messed up, but, God, was it fun
I know I used to be wild
That’s ’cause I used to be young
Those wasted nights are not wasted
I remember everyone
I know I used to be crazy
That’s ’cause I used to be young
You tell me time has done changed me
That’s fine, I’ve had a good run
I know I used to be crazy
That’s ’cause I used to be young
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Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Greg Kurstin, Gregory Aldae Hein, Michael Pollack, Miley Cyrus
