1. 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 waiting for the world to change
   
R: 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
   
2. 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 if I only knew about the 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
   
R: 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
   Oh, I wish that I could stay
   Oh, I wish I could stay
   I wish I could stay
   
3. And the moment you let go the faster the time goes
   The darker the night is the lighter the moon blooms
   These are the good old days
   These are the good old days
   
4. 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 years ago I had a revelation
   All's well right now
   It's all good right now
   It's all good right now
   It's all good right now
   
R: 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 (3x)
   
   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...