Every once in a while I find myself
Lying awake in this dream again
It's you and me and we're back in school
Back when we were young and cool
And the world was on our side
But the days float by like leaves on the breeze
Framed on the wall
Four year degrees and memories
I never found a better place to lay my head down
Than this little northern town
People come and people go
Sure as November brings the snow
Up here they know my name
The "welcome home"
It always feels the same
Everything I ever learned
Like how to build a fire and not get burned by the spark
Or how to find the stars where night gets dark
Because life will get colder than that big lake
You gotta learn to take the happiness with the heartbreak
If you're looking for a place where you can lay your head down
Just look around
If you're looking for a place where you can lay your head down
Just look around
But it's cold tonight on Front Street
And the Delft is dark again
And the ghosts above the Northland Pub
Knock the walls and walk the halls of the Landmark Inn
And I make my way to campus
Where the John X. Jamrich building stood
And now it's gone
But they built another one
I suppose it's just as good
If I knew then what I know today
I'd do it all again with you, my friend
Yeah, I'm here to stay
So let the fire burn
And let that music play
I want to see you dance under those northern lights
Under those northern nights
I'd been looking for a place where I could lay my head down
I'd been looking for a place where I could lay my head down
Oh, I finally found a little place to lay my head down
In this northern town
Up here in this northern town
Everything I ever learned
Everything I ever learned
Up here in this northern town
Everything I ever learned
Everything I ever learned