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When We Were Young

from Brave EP by Ant Utama

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I wrote this track as I live overseas on the other side of the world, far from my home of New Zealand. I don't see my mates much these days and we're all at different stages of life. Some with wives, families and mortgages, some focussing on careers and some still figuring life out.

Regardless of all this, I know that our roots go back to my homeland where we all grew up together. It's a some about memories, nostalgia and knowing where your heart is.

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Looking back
To the pictures of past
Playing out in the sun
Oh we were freckled and young

Feeling free
We were green as the grass
High school was a TV show
And we were the cast

Play fights out on the field
Taking turns to tease each other
That’s how we would show affection
In the days when we were so naive

It takes me back to the days when we were young
Our memories all spilling out
We were innocent and dumb
But ignorance was bliss and we were proud, but now
Some have families some still finding themselves
One sits in the same bar sharing stories of ours
It takes me back to the days when we were young
And reminds me my roots are planted firmly in the ground

I’m in Cologne (make Cologne bold, maybe even underline it)
Thinking damn life is fast
Scrolling through my phone
Wondering how 10 years have past

But I know
There’s a piece of my soul
Waiting for me at home
Cos boys, that’s just how we roll

And time is unstoppable
People grow up
Some marry, some sail the world
But something happens when we all catch up

It takes me back to the days when we were young
Our memories all spilling out
We were innocent and dumb
But ignorance was bliss and we were proud, but no-o-ow
Some have families some still finding themselves
One sits in the same bar sharing stories of ours
It takes me back to the days when we were young
And reminds me my roots are planted firmly in the ground

It takes me back to the days when we were young
Our memories all spilling out
We were innocent and dumb
But ignorance was bliss and we were proud, but no-o-ow
Some have families some still finding themselves
One sits in the same bar sharing stories of ours
It takes me back to the days when we were young
And reminds me my roots are planted firmly in the ground

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from Brave EP, released August 14, 2020

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Ant Utama Cologne, Germany

My name is Ant Utama, a singer-songwriter from New Zealand, now based in Germany. Back home I worked a 9-5 job in Marketing, in my comfort zone with the security of a steady income. I used to see music as an unattainable dream, but 18 months ago, against the wishes of my parents, I packed up what courage I could fit in a backpack and headed to Germany to follow my heart. ... more

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