Teenage Dream (Deluxe)

The Past

I can still feel the morning breeze on the countryside 

I can still name every pet that used to be mine 

Didn't think about how the times have changed 

Never thought about how Swifties can be so deranged 

So I guess that I should tread lightly before noon

So the coffee can kick in a little more soon 

I used to sit and ponder about all the terrible things

But now I walk around and think about my pastel dreams

Because nobody can be the person that I choose to be

And nobody can make that kind of decision for me

So why don't we step away and just keep on dancing 

Sometimes the sadness loves to sit there to last

But if you just let go then it'll never seem to last

It's time for us to let it go and just say "That's the past" 

I can still see the sunset appearing before my eyes

And I can still see the colors appearing during the sunrise 

And I used to have people claim themselves as friends

But they're the reason my depression never had an end 

And I learned that the time to tread was before noon

But people have been telling that there's nothing I need to prove 

I used to sit and question why do I receive the horrible things

But now I walk and wonder about all of my candy cane dreams

Because nobody can hate the person I choose to be

And nobody will ever make that kind of decision for me

So why don't you take my hand and let's just keep dancing 

Sometimes the shadow is the only kind last

But a shadow is something that doesn't always catch

It's time for us to let go and say "It's in the past" 

It's like guitars playing our favorite songs

And it doesn't matter if it's 20 minutes long

Nobody judges you if you admit you're in the wrong

And nobody shall judge you no matter where you're from

As long as you don't shoot us down with a gun

Take my hand and we'll have endless days of fun 

And maybe the cotton candy clouds aren't real

But in this world there are dreams that you can't steal

So let all of your pain go and say "It's in the past" 

Take my hand and the sunshine shall always shine

As long as you keep dreaming and say this smile is mine

Let it all go and tell them "That was only the past"