Better Than Ezra - Our Last Night Lyrics






We were standing in an empty room.
The moonlight was falling.
You were holding my hand when the car
Pulled up for you.
And I could have spent a life with you,
But those days were over.
You were calling my name when
Your face faded from view.

And wasn't it you who told me
The sun would always chase the day?
Wasn't it you who told me?

Angels fly in the air tonight.
Saying, Wasn't it just like swimming
Out on the lake?
Stars collide, and the air's alive.
Or was it just like those promises that you made
On our last night?

I remember waking up with you.
The days doing nothing,
You meant more to me then
Than I think you ever knew.
But you were going to be a doctor,
A movie star, a poet at a Nobel seminar,
I hope the world never tore that out of you.

And wasn't it you who told me
The sun would always chase the day?
Wasn't it you who told me?

Angels fly in the air tonight.
Saying, Wasn't it just like swimming
Out on the lake?
Stars collide, and the air's alive.
Or was it just like those promises that you made?

And what ever happened to the things you loved, the songs we played,
On the Indian days?
What ever happened to the things you gave away,
Like 'Harold and Maude' and singing?

I was waving as you drove away.
The sunlight was falling.
You were writing backwards
In a dusty windowpane.

Angels fly in the air tonight.
Saying, Wasn't it just like swimming
Out on the lake?
Stars collide, and the air's alive.
Or was it just like those promises that you made
On our last night?





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  1. E.... R....

    Still love this song after all these years

  2. C.... I....

    So after reading the comments, who is taylor swift? Never heard of him

  3. R.... B....

    nostalgia. reminds me of my first girlfriend

  4. S.... ....

    criminally underrated band

  5. M.... T....

    Great Band!!

  6. G.... 2....

    I have a friend named Ezra, he died tragically at the age of 19, he fell from a building window and died on impact. This song has helped me through his death and also breaks my heart everytime I hear it, people that young, that good, shouldnt die... especially at 19...

  7. D.... S....

    Can I enjoy one Better Than Ezra video without people talking about Taylor Swift in the comments? Please?

  8. D.... M....

    like harry and Maud would be singing. Classic better than ezra

  9. K.... H....

    This album, unequivocally, is an unheralded masterpiece!

  10. M.... S....

    Who is Taylor Swift ?

    M.... S....

    Michael Schaeffer, I’m not sure. I know who Kevin Griffin is though.

  11. �.... ....

    love song

  12. J.... ....

    This song breaks my heart every time I listen to it.

  13. C.... I....

    i thought its taylor swift song . haha 

    C.... I....

    Well he has written for Taylor Swift

    C.... I....

    Taylor covered this song. The original is by Better Than Ezra.

  14. I.... P....

    Laguna Beach season 2 OST

  15. A.... P....

    I can never get bored of this song! It couldn't be more meaningful and perfect.
    Taylor Swift's cover of this song is pretty good but this just blew me away!So glad I came across this band!

  16. A.... K....

    Such a wonderful song.......could hear it again and again!!! :-)))

  17. M.... G....

    love this song so much love this band

  18. C.... H....

    ... saying that taylor swift does this song better is a harsh insult to Better Than Ezra. i have full respect for Taylor Swift but her version has half the passion and talent that was put into this song and i pray that the younger generation can understand that

  19. A.... G....

    Thanks!

  20. C.... Y....

    Didn't even know Taylor Swift covered this song until I read some of the comments. Kinda giving my age away here ...

  21. F.... G....

    i didn't even know this was covered. all i know is this song kicks ass.

  22. K.... ....

    Taylor swift brought me here, if she didn't cover this song, I won't come and listen it. Maybe because I'm one of her fans, I like her version more. But this song is undeniably good, either the original singer, or the cover version, both are worth to listen.

  23. J.... ....

    I like both of them myself.

  24. G.... B....

    VOTE DOWN THE TWO TAYLOR SWIFT COMMENTS!!!

  25. G.... B....

    Why even talk about taylor swift in this video? This is better than ezra's video. I do not give a crap who covered this song. If you wanna talk about taylor swift, go to her videos.

  26. r.... p....

    exactly and taylor swift has the right to cover this song just don't let her ruin such a beautiful and honest song....; ))

  27. t.... ....

    I first heard this song on the airplane on the way to Hong Kong back in '05 (It was one of the playlists you could choose)...man this song meant so much to me then as it does now...love you Better Than Ezra

  28. E.... O....

    taylor swift says this is one of her fav bands... so i decided to check em out!! great song(:

  29. S.... C....

    It's great ain't it...

  30. F.... ....

    i wonder what she was "writing backwards in a dusty window pane"

  31. t.... ....

    It's sad that most of these comments are dedicated to arguing over Taylor Swift. It almost kills the mood, but just almost....This song is too gorgeous to think about other things when it's playing.

    BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!

  32. A.... D....

    which movie is this song innn?! It's killing me!

  33. l.... ....

    but they do come up with their own... they just like to sing other peoples' songs sometimes too. Don't tell me that you have never sung a song that someone else wrote before! Everyone sings other peoples' songs, so why can't artists like Taylor Swift, Jason Derulo, Flo Rida, etc. do the same?

  34. p.... ....

    i think i have at least half of the views

  35. e.... ....

    thank you taylor swift for leading me to this song

  36. B.... M....

    Better than ezra= better than taylor swift version

  37. L.... E....

    True Dat

  38. K.... A....

    u guys are all dumb as fuck this is the original song. this album is old as fuck. taylor swift covered this band's song :)

    K.... A....

    Yes I wasnt one of them talking but i came just to admit my stupidity anyhow.

  39. K.... W....

    i love this song SO much! despite skill level, i like this version simply because it's sung by a guy and i think it fits the song so much better.

  40. M.... U....

    This is unequivocally one of the greatest songs ever. This whole album is so stunning, I try to turn so many people onto BTE, truly its like poetry; just brilliant.

  41. r.... ....

    This sounds so much like Our Lady Peace it's crazy :p Love it though

  42. I.... G....

    Better than taylor

  43. F.... ....

    holy crap this song gets better every time i play it

    F.... ....

    Mynamedoesntreallyfi hell yeah one of my all time favorites

  44. H.... ....

    @taylorlovesyou2232 justin bieber has 500 million views, are you saying he's better than everyone?

  45. c.... ....

    @05clarkn

    Harold and Maude is a classic movie from the early 70's.

  46. N.... C....

    @111Thi I thought his voice was iffy too! Having said that, I don't think Taylor's a particularly incredible singer, but she's still my favourite singer/songwriter. :L

  47. N.... C....

    @girlgotsgobbler She went out with Taylor Lautner, who plays Jacob, the werewolf. You're entitled to your opinion, but don't be rude and get your facts right.

  48. N.... C....

    I wonder who Harold and Maude are. :) I love the line "You were writing backwards in a dusty windowpane." It's so heartbreaking. :'(
    Kudos to these guys for writing this song; it's incredible but I prefer Taylor's as it has the two sections of the bridge together. I just think that works better structurally. Sorry. :/

    N.... C....

    Harold and Maude is an old movie about a neglected teenage boy obsessed with death who befriends an old eccentric woman

  49. M.... ....

    Honestly, there's not really 2 'versions' if there's not 2 RECORDED versions. You can't really compare the two because this is the ONE and ONLY recorded song, and Taylor's is just a really good cover:) So really, there's no comparison because one is a non-recorded cover. Now, if Glee or something did their own version, that would be a different story because they would've recorded it. xD

  50. g.... ....

    obviously, better than ezra's verison is WAY better than Taylor Swift's. THEY created the song, not her!

  51. a.... ....

    taylor still needs singing lessons so that she can completely let go and sound just as passionate as this. seriously, she's gotten better from when she first started out, but she still has a long way to go. auto-tune makes it too easy for artists in the studios these days, they dont have to do any learning until they're on stage and thats just horrible

  52. C.... ....

    i think taylor really helped get ppl to listen to this song! but, both versions are amazing!! its an amazing song that makes me cry everytime i hear it! amazing =*)

  53. B.... B....

    ONE M0:00RE TIME !!

  54. M.... ....

    omg this song is amazing :) beautiful lyrics! <3

  55. H.... T....

    umm fuck taylor. she didnt write it. she cann back the hell off

  56. D.... S....

    Don't get me wrong, I think Taylor Swift is pretty cool and all. But she needs to stick to writing her own songs.

  57. C.... D....

    anyone else found this song through taylor swift but accept this version is amazingly they better? why haven't i ever heard of better than ezra before?

  58. e.... ....

    it doesn't matter who wrote the bloody song, the point is it's fucking awesome.

  59. A.... B....

    Taylor Swift brought me here tbh, love her, love this song, and now love better tha ezra! xo

  60. F.... H....

    @glen245nc She sounds like she had a sore throat and if she wanted to PROPERLY cover the song she easily could have? It sounds like more of a tribute that she made when she a while ago with her camera than an official cover to be honest so :/

  61. g.... b....

    taylors cover of this song sucks !

  62. K.... ....

    @HaileyVerge ohh cool, so we probably are in the same time zone then. :) haha

  63. H.... ....

    @KDOGG331 I'm on the east cost of Canada.

  64. K.... ....

    @HaileyVerge same, i hate getting into YT fights, theyre stupid. lol and maybe. lol im on the east coast of the USA so the time zones eastern time, EST. you?

  65. H.... ....

    @KDOGG331 Nope, no yt fights for me. It was late here too when I last commented you, we're prob in the same time zone.

  66. K.... ....

    @HaileyVerge oh and sorry it took me so long to reply, it was late here (like 2am lol). and my parents made me go to bed so i didnt have time to reply cause i had to go. haha

  67. K.... ....

    @HaileyVerge ohh ok. thats good. lol well still though, I just felt like it was better to appologize rather than get into a stupid YT fight just in case u were one of those people2get offended by my comment. lol but yeah, i guess i did do a pretty nice job explaining it, again, kinda felt like i should though. lol &yeah, ur right so many people hate on TaySwift&stuff. I dont see y, shes not even bad, shes actually pretty talented i just dont listen2her that much. but glad ur used to it lol. :)

  68. H.... ....

    @KDOGG331 You don't need to apologize, I didn't find your comment rude. You explained your opinion in a very nice way and explained that, even though you disagreed with me, it didn't really matter. Plus I'm use to people not liking Taylor as much as I do. So not-so-nice comments about her music don't really bother me.

  69. K.... ....

    @HaileyVerge ohhh. yeah, i think TSwifts ok and shes actually pretty talented but i just dont really like that version. Im a huge BTE fan, so naturally i like this version. haha but yeah me too, i just like the song in general. and sorry, my last comment was kind of rude. haha im sorry. :( but i actually just listened to TaySwifts version and I still like this version better. haha but were all entitled to our own opinions i guess. :)

  70. H.... ....

    @KDOGG331 I already knew this was the original. I am a HUGE Taylor Swift fan so I naturally like her version. I just like this song in general.

  71. K.... ....

    @HaileyVerge good? this is the original. haha ur welcome to&entitled2ur own opinion of course&i actually havent heard TaySwifts version. but i bet its hard2compare the two. &the originals usually always win. haha sorry but im pretty sure i like this version better, but im gonna go look up tayswifts version just so i can hear it&reaffirm my opinion that this is better. haha the 90s rocked. &TaySwift is okay but i still think BTE is well, Better. :P haha just2let u no, this is the original.

  72. H.... ....

    I like the Taylor Swift version better. This is still a good though.

  73. Q.... ....

    Honeslty, it's hard to compare the two versions. This one was professionally recorded, whereas the only version I can find of Taylor's is one of her live acoustic performances. I'd like to see what Taylor would do with it if she recorded it. I love them both, though.

  74. G.... B....

    Absolutely incredible song.

  75. B.... W....

    does this sound like howie day to anyone else?

  76. W.... L....

    @crosscountrytc naw naw naw... aperfectcircle has an amazing album almost all covers, and none of the covers sound ANYTHING like the original.

  77. 2.... ....

    i perconally like taylor's version of the song better because i absolutely love taylor!! but this one (i know its the original) isn't bad either :-)

  78. i.... ....

    personally I like Taylor Swift's version better.
    but that's probably cause I heard her's first.
    I tend to like the first version I hear of everything.

  79. R.... A....

    @sk8rboy1091 yes better than ezra wrote this song.

  80. R.... A....

    @kitimastr couldnt agree with you more

  81. T.... W....

    @SqnF i never said i have talent. and i can criticize all i want, but its just my own opinion. you dont have to get all hot and heavy about it.

  82. S.... ....

    @kitimastr I'm sure you're like 50 times better right? ... people with no talent shouldn't critisize

  83. T.... W....

    @quEroNie i have every right to say ew, its my own opinion. dont get me wrong, i like her and all, just shes not very good at singing

  84. I.... G....

    @magna378 greenady?

  85. K.... H....

    @charlieismadeofbrick its by better than ezra, but taylor swift did a cover of it.

  86. T.... W....

    @1011taylorswift ew, taylor swift sucks. dont get me wrong, i love her songs, but shes a bad singer. this version is a THOUSAND times better than hers

  87. L.... ....

    I actually like this version than Taylor's. Sorry, Taylor. : /

  88. a.... ....

    @daigneaultc10 shes a lot more talented than you. i can promise you that.

  89. C.... B....

    *.* this song it's amazing ..and this is an awesome cover

  90. K.... ....

    ok now I see that there's a drum beat though out the whole song so maybe it's part of it but still kinda weird and still kinda confused... haha

  91. K.... ....

    wait, kind of confused... why are there drums in te very beginning and then it immediately stops, is that part of this song or did you have a different song playing before? it doesn't matter cause it's still a great song/band but I'm just wondering cause I'm a little confused by that... : / haha thanks

    K.... ....

    It's part of the song

  92. J.... A....

    Taylor Swift is my fav singer but this version is much better than Taylors! Its got more feeling in it and it touches your heart more than taylors version

  93. C.... ....

    @daemonsk8 awesome!=]

  94. C.... ....

    @paulina961 I think they're pretty good, just not something i'd listen to all day. i've bben a fan of TAylor Swift's for a long time :-B

  95. p.... ....

    omg me too!! and i love them!

  96. L.... M....

    DITTO!!! no argument there!

  97. H.... W....

    Tylor Swift sucks! BTE is much better than her! for sure!!

  98. C.... ....

    You know I've only heard about Better Than Ezra by Taylor Swift.
    Funny, huh?
    I think both versions are great.

  99. P.... ....

    Taylor Swift stop covering Better than Ezra. BTE is better. As a long time BTE fan, it hurts me to heart Taylor covering their songs.