Stuck in 2005

The «0» at the turn of the millennium
I can see now stood for «obsolete.»
So Cal high schools
Just don’t matter like they did in single digits
When Josh Schwartz was still on the west coast
And the quiet thing that no one ever knew
Was that old proverbial question:
«Summer or Marissa?»
That shade from under the cork tree made it all seem just so damn cool
But like the sun that never shines the PA sky, reality can be cruel
I wish it could feel the way
Like it did back in the day
I wish I could feel alive
Like I did in 2005
I miss the girls in torn jeans and chokers
And boys in Atticus tees and pooka shells
When being «scene» could be a guilty pleasure
Whatever the hell that means
My 13 Going on 30 DVD glitched frozen in rewind
7 Minutes counting down, dated every line
Nostalgia doesn’t die, don’t even bother
I just know it will ride that old treadmill
Right back where you got on it
A memory happy, a future still crappy
I wish it could find me a job