Name: When We Were Young
Duration: P00H03M17S
Description: I was still writing this song up until the night before I recorded the vocal for it. The lyrics are so simple, but sometimes those are the hardest ones, to just portray a feeling and sentiment, without giving too much detail. As we grow older, we want to hold onto things that make us feel young. André and I relate more and more to this feeling every year that flies by.

When We Were Young

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I was still writing this song up until the night before I recorded the vocal for it. The lyrics are so simple, but sometimes those are the hardest ones, to just portray a feeling and sentiment, without giving too much detail. As we grow older, we want to hold onto things that make us feel young. André and I relate more and more to this feeling every year that flies by.

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WHEN WE WERE YOUNG – words and music by Noëlle Hampton

Can we get it back? Can we get it back?
Ooohhh that feeling we had when we were young
When we were young

Drive up the coast and get lost in the hours
Ooooh, no one has to know
Hold me tight by the radio towers
The sun comes up, we’ll make it home somehow

Can we get it back? Can we get it back?
Ooohhh that feeling we had when we were young
When we were young

Grab our friends and head down to the river
Ooohh, the sun can burn our skin
Stay all day ‘til we start to shiver
And pass the bottle ‘round and ‘round again

Can we get it back? Can we get it back?

And as the years go something changes
And we’re not just living for ourselves
And when it all starts getting faded
We want to remember how it was

Can we get it back? Can we get it back?
Ooohhh that feeling we had when we were young
When we were young
Oh you know that feeling we had when we were young
When we were young
Ooohhh that feeling we had when we were young
When we were young

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from The Belle Sounds, released April 30, 2013
Evan Hutchings: Drums, Percussion
Neilson Hubbard: Piano, Vibes, Glockenspiel, Vocals
Noëlle Hampton: Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Danny Mitchell: Flugelhorn
André Moran: Acoustic Guitars

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The Belle Sounds Austin, Texas

Synth-pop quintet The Belle Sounds have been called “one of the best pop bands in Austin” (Austin American Statesman), “Best New Band” (Austin Chronicle) Their sound is rich with effervescent harmonies & poignant lyricism, floating guitars and sparkling synths, all anchored by a reverence for good old fashioned hooks. ... more

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