It's raining tonight   And the smell of the breeze through my window   Oh it reminds me of when I was a child, oh   Am I lying just awake   I close my eyes, it's like I'm almost there   Things felt like magic then      And I think (and I think)   And I think to myself   If I knew my father then I would ask   If it felt like this at twenty three   Everyday it seems more like all magic's behind me   If I knew my father then I would ask   If it felt like this at twenty three      It was simple back then   Looking out of this same window   Oh, back when I was a child   Before my friends past away   Before my trust had to be earned   And that first drink that lasted ten years      And I think (and I think)   And I think to myself   If I knew my father then I would ask   If it felt like this at twenty three   Everyday it seems more like all magic's behind me   If I knew my father then I would ask   If it felt like this at twenty three      Summer days lying in the grass   The world seemed bigger then   I can never find a word for that feeling until she told me her name   It's what perfect means to me   She smiled at me last night   Rubbing her finger in the palm of her hand   That's when I knew that I was dreaming   I can't dream anymore      If I knew my father then I would ask   If it felt like this at twenty three   Everyday it seems more like all magic's behind me   If I knew my father then I would ask   If it felt like this at twenty three   Like twenty three   If I knew my father then I would ask   If it felt like this at twenty three   Everyday is seems more like all magic's behind me   If I knew my father then I would ask   If it felt like this at twenty three   Hey eh eh...