Back when we were still changin' for the better
Wanting was enough
For me, it was enough
To live for the hope of it all
Cancel plans just in case you'd call
And say, "Meet me behind the mall"
So much for summer love and saying "us"
'Cause you weren't mine to lose
You weren't mine to lose, no

Kembali saat kita masih berusaha jadi lebih baik
Menginginkan sudah cukup
Bagiku, sudah cukup
Untuk hidup demi harapan semua itu
Membatalkan rencana apabila kamu menelepon tiba-tiba
Dan mengatakan, "Temui aku di belakang mal"
Berlebihan untuk cinta musim panas dan mengatakan "kita"
Karena kau bukanlah milikku
Kau bukanlah milikku

But I can see us lost in the memory
August slipped away into a moment in time
'Cause it was never mine
And I can see us twisted in bedsheets
August sipped away like a bottle of wine
'Cause you were never mine

'Cause you were never mine, never mine

Tapi aku bisa melihat kita tersesat dalam kenangan
Agustus berlalu begitu saja
Karena itu tak pernah jadi milikku
Dan aku bisa melihat kita menggeliat di bawah sprei
Agustus berlalu begitu saja seperti sebotol anggur
Karena kau tak pernah jadi milikku

Karena kau tak pernah jadi milikku
Tak pernah jadi milikku

But do you remember?
Remember when I pulled up and said, "Get in the car"
And then canceled my plans just in case you'd call?
Back when I was livin' for the hope of it all, for the hope of it all
"Meet me behind the mall"

Tapi apa kau ingat?
Saat aku menepi dan mengatakan, "Masuklah ke dalam mobil"
Dan kemudian membatalkan rencanaku bila kau menelepon tiba-tiba?
Kembali saat aku hidup demi harapan itu semua
"Temui aku di belakang mal"

Remember when I pulled up and said, "Get in the car"
And then canceled my plans just in case you'd call?
Back when I was livin' for the hope of it all (for the hope of it all)

Ingat saat aku menepi dan mengatakan, "Masuklah ke dalam mobil"
Dan kemudian membatalkan rencanaku bila kau menelepon tiba-tiba?
Kembali saat aku hidup demi harapan itu semua

For the hope of it all
For the hope of it all
(For the hope of it all)
(For the hope of it all)

Demi harapan itu semua
Demi harapan itu semua
(Demi harapan itu semua)
(Demi harapan itu semua)

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