Here's to the past      Let's all think back on what brought us here   This is my grasp on what is real   Don't tell me how I feel   With all that's passed I can't relate   With myself from day to day   why does everything seem so far away   to me      There's no turning back from here   I've got to get away from everyone who's left   Everyone who's left   I'll tell the saddest story   Of how we made it through this past year   (Past year, past year...)   I'll tell the saddest story   Of how we made it through this past year   (Past year, past year...)   They said we'd walk away   You'll never make it if you can't speak for yourself   they said we'd fade away      We've all been down this path before   You're trapped in this town   And it wears you down   When we leave today then maybe you'll understand   This constant struggle isn't always in the palm of our hand      There's no turning back from here   I've got to get away from everyone who's left   Everyone who's left   I'll tell the saddest story   Of how we made it through this past year   (Past year, past year...)   I'll tell the saddest story   Of how we made it through this past year   (Past year, past year...)   They said we'd walk away   You'll never make it if you can't speak for yourself   they said we'd fade away      This man will stand the test of time   This man will stand the test of time   This man will stand the test of time   This man will stand the test of time      I'll tell the saddest story   Of how we made it through this past year   (Past year, past year...)   I'll tell the saddest story   Of how we made it through this past year   (Past year, past year...)   They said we'd walk away   You'll never make it if you can't speak for yourself   they said we'd fade away