It seems the golden oldies have lost their luster.

Her future ain't half as beautiful as her past, so she lives in it.

Nooooow I remember why I left that place. Now I remember why I'm still not there, and now I remember why I'm never going back

A dark past doesn't disqualify you from a chance at a bright future.

I could sit down. I could cry. I could leave a hole in the wall to signify the magnitude of disdain, the disappointment, the disenheartenment, but I will choose to smile. I will choose to move forward. I will choose to migrate to the future and detach from the past. Even if it was 5 minutes ago.

Little things like this can add up and cause him to lose his 'golden boy' luster.