I remember I was a junior in high school and going through a "rough breakup" when this song came out. Listening to this brings back every memory of all that surrounded what this song meant to me back then. Bittersweet.
Saw them with Yellowcard and mayday parade last summer and I was transported right back to being 14/15 and hearing these songs for the first time. It was such a good night 😊
I'm 23 now, when I first listened to this song I was 15 and I still love the "page avenue", one of my favorites albums of all the time! ... listening to this now, brings me so much memories
I had this song on my cheap 64MB MP3 Player in '04 when I was in High School. You could fit 7 songs on on it lmao. I can still remember the small bunch songs I would play on it every day but this one takes me straight back.
Love this song. When Page Avenue came out I never would have thought that I'd be able to chat and hang with the guys after shows, but 10 years later that's exactly what I'm doing. These guys are awesome.
SOTY was my favorite band and I even saw y'all live in 2004. This CD, Page Avenue meant so much to me back in those days and I can still listen to it over and over again and get the same teen angsty feelings. I'm 35 now. Life is flying by.
Is so cool to read how many people listened to this I. High school. Hei strangers! We all kinda shared some thoughts, moments and now have some memories in common without even knowing it
The year has no effect on how it sounds. If it sounded good in 04 it should sound good now regardless. If you are true to your personality back then and still are the same person it shouldn't change unless you follow crowds that determine what they think is "cool" for you. This sounds just as good if not better now as it did back then to me.
Sidewalks Story Of The Year The bridge is all crumbled. The water soaks into rocks That fell at the bottom of the road (At the end of the town.) The town that we lived in. The memories shaken apart from the weeds that grow Over the sidewalks, Running away from the streets we knew, Sidewalks, Like the time we thought was made for you. Or Out on the front porch, Watching the cars as they go by (Eighteen blue, twenty one grey) Looking ahead for the first time that we could drive, Out on our own, To speed away From the sidewalks, Running away from the streets we knew, Sidewalks, Like the time we thought was made for you. Or All of the days have passed us by, All of the sun is gone away. Sidewalks, Running away from the streets we knew, Sidewalks, Running away from the streets we knew, Sidewalks, Like the time we thought was made for you. (Sidewalks) The bridges are crumpled, (Sidewalks) The water soaks into rocks, That fell at the bottom of the road :)
Man...We need some cleansing in the music these days...Just like their song TAKE ME BACK...their music takes me back to my younger days when we were not afraid and better days.
I love this song by them so much! It just reminds me of the transition I went through from being a teenager to an adult. Like a coming of age experience. I love SOTY!!!
I started One Tree Hill again and i heard this song... The memories just came rushing back to when i used to watch in 2005... Jake and Payton aarrrrgggg
TO EVERYONE TRYING TO FIGURE THIS VIDEO OUT: I think the connection is that our lives were so simple and untainted when we walked on the sidewalks, the places our parents and others controlled us and kept us, but when we could drive out, away from the streets we knew, we could explore and define ourselves. This dude I guess has an affair, which is probably not what he grew up on, and he's pretty much leaving what he knew and what he has now is different, he wishes he could go back to the place where it was simple, the sidewalks.... That's just an idea of how it relates, but if it doesn't then it doesn't matter, just an idea.
I think it was more about the destruction of relationships (the crumbled bridge and "sidewalks! running away from the streets we knew")and how naive we are in a happy one ("sidewalks! like the time we thought was made for you") and how our memories get tainted over time. (the weeds growing) The bridge represents the relationship and the sidewalks represent the pathway to the person. Running away from "the streets we knew" is running away from that person and as time passes we reminisce about our past with that person and how we thought we were made for each other, but those memories slowly get tainted represented by weeds growing.
I think it was more about the destruction of relationships (the crumbled bridge and "sidewalks! running away from the streets we knew")and how naive we are in a happy one ("sidewalks! like the time we thought was made for you") and how our memories get tainted over time. (the weeds growing) The bridge represents the relationship and the sidewalks represent the pathway to the person. Running away from "the streets we knew" is running away from that person and as time passes we reminisce about our past with that person and how we thought we were made for each other, but those memories slowly get tainted represented by weeds growing.
The driving away bit could represent them as kids looking forward for the day they can be together on their own. The sun being gone is that person being gone.
This song has always reminded me of one of my favourite Authors Mr. Shel Silverstein, The Giving Tree, A Light in the Attic, and Where the Sidewalk Ends are some of my most favourite classic works of Art... :) Thank you for writing with such splendid imagery... :) xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox
Freshman year of hs I came home, flipped on Fuse and saw the chic in this video. It was then I was certain that I was living in the best music era and compleeeetly gay. :D
You need to listen to music from the 90s.... and the 80s......and 70s and 60s. Shit. You need to listen to anything before the 2000s. Music started to become shit in the 2000s
so i heard this song when one of my friends did a ballet dance to it, this is one of my absolute favorite songs. i live in st louis so im definately gonna see these guys, plus:the video is fantastic. but one of my favorite sings EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Definitivamente, planeo escuchar esta canción cuando me haya mudado y regrese a mi ciudad natal en el futuro. Será un recordatorio tanto de los buenos como de los malos momentos que experimenté allí. Es significativa para mí ahora y, probablemente, será aún más impactante más adelante.
Is it just me or does something that is supposed to bring back so much nostalgia just remind you of how depressed you used to be and I guess how much you are still holding on to you thought you got over.
1 of last 5 songs i played with my college band.. our drummer (who played this songs really good more than ten years a go) died in last year Boeing Max 8 tragedy in Jakarta..
I see most people in the comment section are nostalgic about High school days, but TBH I find my current life more enjoyable...work, money, freedom to spend and live...a life with more meaning. The high school days were unstructured and I didn't have definite/concrete goals...but still it had a fun element attached to it and was fun :)
i haven't listened to SOTY for a good few months which is unlike me as i cant go a week without playing ITWOD at full volume and its just pure awesomesauce rock music.. i cant wait for new stuff of theirs.. always has me on edge
Listening here in 2024..
I am because I was rewatching one tree hill and I was oooh I like this song
I'm listening here in 2026
Eu estou ouvindo agora
Yeah, remembering past
2004. High school memory. Life was much simpler back then.
Agreed! I was a freshmen when this song came out on TV! :'(
wenaldy So Much Simpler, It Almost Hurts To Tyoe These Words
wenaldy I was just thinking the same thing. I wish i could rewind to simpler times
I remember I was a junior in high school and going through a "rough breakup" when this song came out. Listening to this brings back every memory of all that surrounded what this song meant to me back then. Bittersweet.
wenaldy
2004 grad I saw them early that summer in San Diego playing at the Soma great memories
There is seriously nothing like the feeling when you stumble upon a hidden gem from your teenage years ❤.
Saw them with Yellowcard and mayday parade last summer and I was transported right back to being 14/15 and hearing these songs for the first time. It was such a good night 😊
Somebody, somewhere in the world at this very moment, is vibing with you and jamming this. The beauty of music.
count me in :) coming here after listen to And The Hero Will Drown(all time my fav) 😊
@@dabhyun7 Anthem of Our Dying Day would be my personal favorite
@@nandwan2371 don’t forget In The Shadows and Until The Day I Die. This album is everything for me! What a great memories 🙏🏼
They’re either vibing or taken back in time by the power of music.
Such an underrated, hidden gem of a band...I bought this CD the day it came out when I was a teenager and played the hell out of it.
That CD is dynamite
Me too! Brings so many memories
Same, one of the few albums I can listen to from beginning to end
I hope the band is doing okey and they know they've touched so many people even in 2023. This song will remain a banger.
They just dropped on the 10th of this month if I’m not tripping
Whenever im drunk , it takes me back in 2005
The addition of the strings on this song is amazing.
yeah
i miss this type of music its dead and never coming back sad
that's true man :/
there have been some good songs that have dropped this year but they don't give the vibe as these old songs do
check out ON OK ROCK. japanese band
Haven't heard this song in years. It's so good. It's giving me chills ❤❤❤
I always liked this band, even though i love metal and harder rock. this stuff has always stuck with me over the years.
Come here because I'm missing those songs I used to listen back in the middle school.
xxdottaxx same
FUCK! soo true
I was in high school but fuck yea.
I'm 23 and in college and still love this album. Since 2003
I'm 23 now, when I first listened to this song I was 15 and I still love the "page avenue", one of my favorites albums of all the time! ... listening to this now, brings me so much memories
One Tree Hill memories 😩 Best part of the show was the music
Yes! 🙌
Omg so true!
You said it 🙌
I had this song on my cheap 64MB MP3 Player in '04 when I was in High School. You could fit 7 songs on on it lmao. I can still remember the small bunch songs I would play on it every day but this one takes me straight back.
Listening to this during the COVID-19 wondering if I will ever be able to walk sidewalks without a mask with the people.
Listened to this on repeat middle school, high school, and now almost 30 with kids! Take me back circa 2005.
Miss the sleepless nights listening to this song on repeat..
Love this song. When Page Avenue came out I never would have thought that I'd be able to chat and hang with the guys after shows, but 10 years later that's exactly what I'm doing. These guys are awesome.
When page avenue came out I never thought it would be the last album they made that was good
SOTY was my favorite band and I even saw y'all live in 2004. This CD, Page Avenue meant so much to me back in those days and I can still listen to it over and over again and get the same teen angsty feelings. I'm 35 now. Life is flying by.
Underrated song in the Page Avenue album. This song reminds me of my good ol' childhood. ♥️ Good times.
Is so cool to read how many people listened to this I. High school. Hei strangers! We all kinda shared some thoughts, moments and now have some memories in common without even knowing it
One Tree Hill!
scene with Jake and Peyton ❤
I still have this song on my ipod!
How does this still sound so good in 2019??
The year has no effect on how it sounds. If it sounded good in 04 it should sound good now regardless. If you are true to your personality back then and still are the same person it shouldn't change unless you follow crowds that determine what they think is "cool" for you. This sounds just as good if not better now as it did back then to me.
King K
Because it was one of the best and underrated bands that was actually fucking awesome
2020?
2021
This song makes me so sad because it remind me of when life was so simple 😢
Make your life simpler.
Saw these guys at the vans tour. 300 big dudes cry/screaming this song. Wish more bands helped guys.
This Song Hurts To Listen To Now Because It Lets Me Realize How Much Time Has Truly Passed. Farewell To The Good Days. ROCK ON!!!!
we played this song on our big school Concert and it sounded amazing
First band i ever became a real fan of. Still a fan since this album came out. Still my favorite album. Amazing band!
Sidewalks
Story Of The Year
The bridge is all crumbled.
The water soaks into rocks
That fell at the bottom of the road (At the end of the town.)
The town that we lived in.
The memories shaken apart from the weeds that grow
Over the sidewalks,
Running away from the streets we knew,
Sidewalks,
Like the time we thought was made for you.
Or
Out on the front porch,
Watching the cars as they go by
(Eighteen blue, twenty one grey)
Looking ahead for the first time that we could drive,
Out on our own,
To speed away
From the sidewalks,
Running away from the streets we knew,
Sidewalks,
Like the time we thought was made for you.
Or
All of the days have passed us by,
All of the sun is gone away.
Sidewalks,
Running away from the streets we knew,
Sidewalks,
Running away from the streets we knew,
Sidewalks,
Like the time we thought was made for you.
(Sidewalks)
The bridges are crumpled,
(Sidewalks)
The water soaks into rocks,
That fell at the bottom of the road
:)
Amazing
Ah, 7th grade, how I'd give anything to go back to you for a day. Grew up listening to this stuff.
Same man
This is the first song I ever covered. I was 13 in my middle school spring concert. Wow man, 10 years. I am totally going to cover it again.
What a perfect song..
those strings could go on forever, i wouldn't mind
2004. I was 17 and I remember driving home from the hospital after my dad having just died, and playing this CD on the way home.
Damn man thats sad. Im really sorry.
I'm so sorry. I was 16 in 2004 but this CD meant the world to me too.
Man...We need some cleansing in the music these days...Just like their song TAKE ME BACK...their music takes me back to my younger days when we were not afraid and better days.
Running away from the street I knew. Thank you for this song, you helped me examine my self and make improvement.
This band should get an award for their music
+Evil Kenyu ya, and atleast more view
+Arga Wiradarma I remember when this album came out. I was 14. They've been recognized by the appropriate generation.
i just know them by my friend in college 2 years ago, man so many band that have a good music, may be i dont know them because i am asian
+Arga Wiradarma ya I start to listen them 2 years ago cause of my friend
Evil Kenyu i feel so old. i knew this song since 2006 lol
I love this song by them so much! It just reminds me of the transition I went through from being a teenager to an adult. Like a coming of age experience. I love SOTY!!!
Good music really has no expiration date. 🔥
I started One Tree Hill again and i heard this song... The memories just came rushing back to when i used to watch in 2005... Jake and Payton aarrrrgggg
Throwback to the early 2000's
I MISS MY TEENAGE YEARS
TO EVERYONE TRYING TO FIGURE THIS VIDEO OUT: I think the connection is that our lives were so simple and untainted when we walked on the sidewalks, the places our parents and others controlled us and kept us, but when we could drive out, away from the streets we knew, we could explore and define ourselves. This dude I guess has an affair, which is probably not what he grew up on, and he's pretty much leaving what he knew and what he has now is different, he wishes he could go back to the place where it was simple, the sidewalks.... That's just an idea of how it relates, but if it doesn't then it doesn't matter, just an idea.
Awesome! :)
Treyven Oliver Didn't think of it that way. Brilliant.
I think it was more about the destruction of relationships (the crumbled bridge and "sidewalks! running away from the streets we knew")and how naive we are in a happy one ("sidewalks! like the time we thought was made for you") and how our memories get tainted over time. (the weeds growing)
The bridge represents the relationship and the sidewalks represent the pathway to the person. Running away from "the streets we knew" is running away from that person and as time passes we reminisce about our past with that person and how we thought we were made for each other, but those memories slowly get tainted represented by weeds growing.
I think it was more about the destruction of relationships (the crumbled bridge and "sidewalks! running away from the streets we knew")and how naive we are in a happy one ("sidewalks! like the time we thought was made for you") and how our memories get tainted over time. (the weeds growing)
The bridge represents the relationship and the sidewalks represent the pathway to the person. Running away from "the streets we knew" is running away from that person and as time passes we reminisce about our past with that person and how we thought we were made for each other, but those memories slowly get tainted represented by weeds growing.
The driving away bit could represent them as kids looking forward for the day they can be together on their own. The sun being gone is that person being gone.
For Karl, thanks for bringing me here.....right song, right time.....awesome band found to late......cheers fella!
Gordon Bell they just put out a new CD in December
The song's so beautiful it's heartbreaking, but I kinda expected a better movie. One that reflected the lyrics of the song.
Been listening to this song for 17 years and still loving it each time...
I just found it a month ago. This is talent and meaningful music
Looove when that snare roll comes in....Epic.
Take me back to my memories... ;"(
Highschool seems like a lifetime ago. Those were the good days.
I'm happy high school was great for you. I'm a junior right now and this is a life of hell.
It sure was a lifetime ago
Escuchen esa bateria esa guitarra esa voz simplente lo mejor me encantaba esta musica tiempos de oro😢
I never knew back in the 2000s i would look back at that era as incredible and never repeated. I just always felt that was the 80s
amazing song. 10 years of page avenue! thank you SOTY
Memories! haha. I miss the past but i have to look towards my future....
Gonna see you guys again tomorrow in Pittsburgh!! Saw you at 2003 Xfest, was my first mosh pitt 🖤
I walked on sidewalk today and suddenly remember this song. Humming all the way home. January 15th 2019
Mantap
Great of memories of 2004 🥺
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This song always takes me back to high school.
Singing along to this is pure therapy
I really like this music video. It's clever the way it doesnt reveal the intention until the very end.
Great song! This band have a lot of great songs and good lyrics too. This song is definitely one of my favorite ones :)
seriously one of my favorite songs of all time.
I wish I was in high school when this song came out. This is my kind of music. Not the bs lil uzi vert that was big when I was there.
They're still touring bro, you can go to a show and rock out. They played this last night in Dallas, I was there! :)
This song has always reminded me of one of my favourite Authors Mr. Shel Silverstein, The Giving Tree, A Light in the Attic, and Where the Sidewalk Ends are some of my most favourite classic works of Art... :) Thank you for writing with such splendid imagery... :) xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox
Kids today just don’t get it. They never will. It was never just a phase.
Great song.
Unfitting music video. Should've been filmed in a neighborhood with nostalgic themes.
Freshman year of hs I came home, flipped on Fuse and saw the chic in this video. It was then I was certain that I was living in the best music era and compleeeetly gay. :D
You need to listen to music from the 90s.... and the 80s......and 70s and 60s. Shit. You need to listen to anything before the 2000s. Music started to become shit in the 2000s
Awesome Song, Cant Stop Listening To It!
This was the track to my middle and high school life so glad my cousin told me about him and this band
christ, been years but still love s.o.t.y!!! amazing live!!
Dan use to come hang out every thursday to the bar. it was cool. I never bothered him but it was cool to see him acting normal.
so i heard this song when one of my friends did a ballet dance to it, this is one of my absolute favorite songs. i live in st louis so im definately gonna see these guys, plus:the video is fantastic. but one of my favorite sings EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This music video is awesome. Goes really well with the song.
one of their better songs.....super under rated... i love this song !!
Definitivamente, planeo escuchar esta canción cuando me haya mudado y regrese a mi ciudad natal en el futuro. Será un recordatorio tanto de los buenos como de los malos momentos que experimenté allí. Es significativa para mí ahora y, probablemente, será aún más impactante más adelante.
Great song. Brings back so many memories!
Is it just me or does something that is supposed to bring back so much nostalgia just remind you of how depressed you used to be and I guess how much you are still holding on to you thought you got over.
I can remember listening to Soty while i was in highschool, and that was a few years ago and i still heart them.
1 of last 5 songs i played with my college band.. our drummer (who played this songs really good more than ten years a go) died in last year Boeing Max 8 tragedy in Jakarta..
Peyton and Jake!
did u know about some tv show thats like oth? the same kind of tv show..?
dawsons creek?
Hahahaha definitely. For me this song represents peyton and jake
Will forever and always love and play this song
How dose this song only have 564,145 views??? after 7 years??This is heaven to the ears y can't music go back to this!!!!
I see most people in the comment section are nostalgic about High school days, but TBH I find my current life more enjoyable...work, money, freedom to spend and live...a life with more meaning. The high school days were unstructured and I didn't have definite/concrete goals...but still it had a fun element attached to it and was fun :)
2021 and counting.
Omg I find my teenage song finally
I knew Story of the year because I seen them live thrice. Lol one of the best love performances I've ever seen.
Can never get enough of this SOTY song cuz they gave it epic class!
this is basically one of my favorite songs forever.
it will always be 'story of the year' no matter what year it is.
high school 2005..
I'm grateful to have known Story of the Year
Excellent concept of the video, congratulations to the director.
its on of the best songs...EVER... this song is amazing right?
2000-2011 never dies❤️
Still there best song had my first real kiss while listening to this song!
So much nostalgia
i haven't listened to SOTY for a good few months which is unlike me as i cant go a week without playing ITWOD at full volume and its just pure awesomesauce rock music.. i cant wait for new stuff of theirs.. always has me on edge
I love story of the year and all their songs they are amazing. I would love to meet them in person like totally epic!!!!! It be awsum I love you guys!
Highschool memories 😢😢😢
Ones of my favourite song, just remind us when we are kid’s and the things we do back then. #memories