One of the best therapies in the world is cruising around town with your windows down, allowing for the perfect amount of sun to kiss your skin while jamming out to music that takes you to a better place. Whether it's back to your childhood or a memory from an experience that really made you feel alive, music has a magical way of lifting us up and taking us to back to fonder times.
While I could spend hours creating an extensive list of my favorite songs from my childhood, it would never be exhaustive. We all have our favorite lyrics that we belt out when our song comes on, and sometimes those songs will resonate with you for years to come. Here's a condensed list of throwback jams that will never actually get old:
1. My Own Worst Enemy- Lit (1999)
"Please tell me whyyyyy..."
2. Mr. Jones- Counting Crows (1993)
"Mr. Jones and me..."
3. Under the Bridge- Red Hot Chili Peppers (1991)
"I don't ever wanna feeeeel like I did that day..."
4. The Middle- Jimmy Eat World (2001)
"Everything will be just fine, everything, everything will be alright, alright..."
5. Iris- Goo Goo Dolls (1998)
"And I don't want the world to see me, 'cause I don't think that they'd understand..."
6. 3 AM- Matchbox 20 (1996)
"She thinks that happiness is a mat that sits on her doorway, but outside, it's stopped raining..."
7. Jumper- Third Eye Blind (1997)
"I wish you would step back from that ledge my friend..."
8. Closing Time- Semisonic (1998)
"I know who I want to take me home..."
9. If You Could Only See- Tonic (1996)
"If you could only see how blue her eyes can be when she says..."
10. Wonderwall- Oasis (1995)
"And after aaaaall, you're my wonderwaaaaall..."
11. I Want It That Way- Backstreet Boys (1999)
"Tell me whyyy, ain't nothin' but a heartache..."
12. Mr. Brightside- The Killers (2004)
"It was only a kiss, it was only a kiss..."
13. She Will Be Loved- Maroon 5 (2002)
"It's not always rainbows and butterflies, it's compromise that moves us along..."
14. Say My Name- Destiny's Child (1999)
"Say my name, say my name. If no one is around you, say baby I love you if you ain't runnin' game..."
15. No Scrubs- TLC (1999)
"A scrub is a guy that can't get no love from me..."
16. Ocean Avenue- Yellowcard (2003)
"I know somewhere, somehow we'll be together. Let your waves crash down on me and take me awayyyyy..."
17. Everything You Want- Vertical Horizon (1999)
"He says all the right things at exactly the right time, but he means nothing to you and you don't know why..."
18. Drive- Incubus (1999)
"Whatever tomorrow brings, I'll be there with open arms and open eyes, yeah..."
19. No Diggity- Blackstreet (1996)
"Shawty get down, good Lord, baby got 'em up all over town..."
20. Ms. Jackson- Outkast (2000)
"I'm sorry Ms. Jackson, oooo, I am fo-reeeeeal..."
