Pack the drums in my best friend's minivan The guitars with your girlfriend There's a VFW over an hour away The only place that said we could play On a Friday It was standing room only The half stacks blew the fuse But we don't need a PA Everybody knows the words anyway It was more than a local scene It was more than a local scene All that's left is an empty basement Did it even really happen? In a broke down complex On the edge of the highway But it came alive every weekend Hundred kids screaming every syllable Doing what we can to feel something real Did it mean for you what it meant for me? It was more than a local scene Stage diving off the mezzanine Punched in the face when I turned 15 Now all that's left are the memories Did it mean for you what it meant for me? My first love, my first kiss My first fight, yeah all of it Went down at the venue Went down at the venue We used to stay for all the bands I didn't care 'cause you held my hand Went down at the venue Went down at the venue My first love, my first kiss My first fight, yeah all of it Went down at the venue Went down at the venue We used to stay for all the bands I didn't care 'cause you held my hand Went down at the venue It was more than a local scene Stage diving off the mezzanine Punched in the face when I turned 15 Now all that's left are the memories Did it mean for you what it meant for me?