Once upon a thrill, from a kiss to a swill We were swallowin' the nights like we had nine lives Dead and gone so long, seventeen's so gone Dead and gone so long, seventeen's so We were borderline kids with a book of disorders Medicatin' every day to keep the straightness in order Dead and gone so long, seventeen's so gone Dead and gone so long, seventeen's so gone It's the false side of hope where believers concede And there's only memories when it's over So pour out some liquor, make it an old-fashioned Remember your youth, in all that you do The plank and the passion They were the best of times, they were the best of times They were the best of times, they were the best of times Of your life Once upon before, we were brilliant and bored Two dashes of the bitters, add some ice and then you pour Dead and gone so long, seventeen's so gone Dead and gone so long, seventeen's so gone It's the false side of hope where believers concede And there's only memories when it's over So pour out some liquor, make it an old-fashioned Remember your youth, in all that you do The plank and the passion They were the best of times, they were the best of times They were the best of times, they were the best of times Of your life Get boozy, boozy, boozy (now it looks like a wasteland) Get boozy, boozy, boozy (not the way that we remember) Get boozy, boozy, boozy (one more sip for the past) Get boozy, boozy, boozy (and always tip your bartenders) Get boozy, boozy, boozy, get boozy, boozy, boozy Get boozy, boozy, boozy. get boo- So pour out some liquor, make it an old-fashioned Remember your youth, in all that you do The plank and the passion They were the best of times, they were the best of times They were the best of times, they were the best of times