Story Behind The Song
Looking back whistfully on my days as a teen, with so many memories of what seems like a simpler time.
Song Description
The lyrics say it all. :)
| Song Length |
3:58 |
Genre |
Rock - Classic, Pop - General |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Subject |
Friend, Girlfriend, Wife |
Similar Artists |
Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty |
| Language |
English |
Era |
1980 - 1989 |
Lyrics
Found our names carved in a tree
Down by the old mill stream
Where we'd scheme and dream
Killin' it on a dare
Hangin' out way back then
Not lookin' 'round the bend
I still remember when
We never had a care
Maybe it was just a phase
Chasin' down the latest craze
But take me back to the good old days
The good old days
Kickin' 'round our old 'hood
Sometimes up to no good
Pulled pranks just 'cause we could
You and me side by side
'Member how we used to meet
Past lights on that dead-end street
Always tryin' to cheat
A little more from those nights
Cruisin' just to pass the day
Singin' what the radio played
Oh, take me back to the good old days
The good old days
If only we could have just stayed
In simple times with simple ways
Wish that we could fly away
All the way to yesterday
And the good old days
The good old days
In the yard at our old school
Worked hard at playin' it cool
Drew cards, kings, queens and fools
Learning the game of life
Cut class on history
Made our own out runnin' free
Rollin' to a beat
Out on those long joyrides
Cruisin' just to pass the day
Singin' what the radio played
Wont' you take me back to the good old days
The good old days
The good old days...