"THROWBACK" lyrics
God forbid that I show my face
At our high-school reunion
I bet we'd reignite old rumors
So much for five years of improvement
Skylar's on 'bout her in-law's yacht
And her hedge-fund promotion
On my life, I can't focus
You catch my eye and I lose composure
I'm mentally taking off your brown plaid jacket
Checkin' every door for an unlocked classroom
I have to have you
Take me back to
2019, baby we're long past due
Toss maturity out the door
Swap our name tags and call me yours
Stir the pot for a second course
Physical educate me more
I'm dying for a scandal
So hot, could light a candle
We can't help but relive the past
How I love a throwback
You brush my hand at the paper plates
And your ring finger's empty
Thank God they can't suspend me
'Cause just one touch is enough to tempt me
We jam the line at the open bar
And it feels like we're 18
Fumbling 'round for fake IDs
I can't resist regressing to my teenage psyche
You're mentally tugging at college crewneck
Furious I stepped foot in Massachusetts
Fighting's useless
It's who caves to who first
Learned a few tricks since when we were students
Toss maturity out the door
Swap our name tags and call me yours
Stir the pot for a second course
Physical educate me more
I'm dying for a scandal
So hot, could light a candle
We can't help but relive the past
How I love a throwback
To you teaching me bachata in the wings of the black box
To you drawing "Mel, I love you" on my back after cast call
To the way you squeezed my body when we hugged by the Green Line
To you breathing with me when I'd call you panicked on FaceTime
When we picked our future baby names while you had a girlfriend
When you'd chauffeur me 'round Newton high on weed and a permit
We joked about a marriage pact, the deadline at 30
I know if that day ever comes, my vows won't need rehearsing
Why else would you show up here but to see if I'm still yearning?
Could've sworn that the door was closed
Fled cross-country and called it growth
Convinced myself that I wasn't bored
And not the child that I was before
Who'd die to be your scandal
So hot, could light a candle
But in these halls, oh my act falls fast
Can't deny when you act like that
We can't help but relive the past
How I love a throwback
At our high-school reunion
I bet we'd reignite old rumors
So much for five years of improvement
Skylar's on 'bout her in-law's yacht
And her hedge-fund promotion
On my life, I can't focus
You catch my eye and I lose composure
I'm mentally taking off your brown plaid jacket
Checkin' every door for an unlocked classroom
I have to have you
Take me back to
2019, baby we're long past due
Toss maturity out the door
Swap our name tags and call me yours
Stir the pot for a second course
Physical educate me more
I'm dying for a scandal
So hot, could light a candle
We can't help but relive the past
How I love a throwback
You brush my hand at the paper plates
And your ring finger's empty
Thank God they can't suspend me
'Cause just one touch is enough to tempt me
We jam the line at the open bar
And it feels like we're 18
Fumbling 'round for fake IDs
I can't resist regressing to my teenage psyche
You're mentally tugging at college crewneck
Furious I stepped foot in Massachusetts
Fighting's useless
It's who caves to who first
Learned a few tricks since when we were students
Toss maturity out the door
Swap our name tags and call me yours
Stir the pot for a second course
Physical educate me more
I'm dying for a scandal
So hot, could light a candle
We can't help but relive the past
How I love a throwback
To you teaching me bachata in the wings of the black box
To you drawing "Mel, I love you" on my back after cast call
To the way you squeezed my body when we hugged by the Green Line
To you breathing with me when I'd call you panicked on FaceTime
When we picked our future baby names while you had a girlfriend
When you'd chauffeur me 'round Newton high on weed and a permit
We joked about a marriage pact, the deadline at 30
I know if that day ever comes, my vows won't need rehearsing
Why else would you show up here but to see if I'm still yearning?
Could've sworn that the door was closed
Fled cross-country and called it growth
Convinced myself that I wasn't bored
And not the child that I was before
Who'd die to be your scandal
So hot, could light a candle
But in these halls, oh my act falls fast
Can't deny when you act like that
We can't help but relive the past
How I love a throwback
Writer(s): Melina Katherine Bertsekas, Hannah Diones, Skylar Gutman
