And all the sad young men
theyre raiding through their lifes
The girls that they have loved
had now become expensive wives
They think they know it all
And in some ways they do
Theyre reaching out for better times
If they only knew
These are the good old days
This is the best time of my life
The best Ive ever known
And it wont ever be the same again
These are the good old days
And when I close theyre out of style
Then life is slowing down
Ill know what I have done
While all the sad young men
Go marching up to war
The old men shake their heads
And say weve seen it all before
From holidays to now
The lessons take so long
And by the time weve found the answer
Life is almost gone
These are the good old days
This is the best time of my life
The best Ive ever known
And it wont ever be the same again
These are the good old days
And when I close theyre out of style
Then life is slowing down
Ill know what I have done