1, 2, 3, 4, 5 years go by I don't really know why, I don't really know why 7, 8, 9, 11 years go by I don't really know why, I don't really know why I still feel the same way I did when I was 17 I still look over my shoulder waitin' for the world to change But these are the good old days These are the good old days These are the good old days And I think I'd like to stay Oh, I'd like to stay Oh, I'd like to stay 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 years ago I didn't see a belly with a child on the inside 6, 7, 8, 10 years ago I thought I knew about love I only knew about the fight I look back and I realize all those times I was lonely Praying for someday to hurry up and come and save me But these are the good old days These are the good old days These are the good old days And I wish that I could stay I wish that I could stay I wish I could stay These are the good old days That I could stay These are the good old days And the more that you let it go The faster the time goes The darker the night is The lighter the moon glows These are the good old days These are the good old days 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 years from now I hope I'm still getting down Hope I'm still around But 6, 7, 8, 10 beers ago I had a revelation all is well right now It's all good right now It's all good right now It's all good right now These are the good old days These are the good old days These are the good old days And I wish that I could stay These are the good old days These are the good old days These are the good old days And I wish that I could stay These are the good old days These are the good old days These are the good old days And I wish that I could stay I wish that I could stay And I wish that I could stay (these are the good old days) And I wish that I could stay These are the good old days (these are the good old days, yeah) These are the good old days (these are the good old days, yeah) These are the good old days (these are the good old days, yeah) These are the good old days (these are the good old days, yeah)