Didn’t Know It Then

Verse 1
We were burning daylight, chasing down the sun
Cheap gas, loud laughs, thinking we were young
Windows down, that old truck barely ran
Didn’t have a clue, didn’t have a plan

Pre-Chorus
We said forever like it had no end
Funny how forever bends

Chorus
We were living in the good old days
Didn’t know it then, just let ‘em slip away
Every late night, every wrong turn
Every dumb mistake was a lesson we’d learn
Now I’d give anything just to go back again
To the life we had, didn’t know we were in
Yeah, we were kings of a world that we outgrew
Living the dream we thought we’d outdo
We were right there, standing in the sun
In the good old days… didn’t know it then

Verse 2
Photographs faded, but I see it clear
That porch light glow, all my friends right here
We swore we’d never be like them someday
Now we’re tired souls with bills to pay

Pre-Chorus
Time moves faster than you think it will
One day you’re wild, next day you’re still

Chorus
We were living in the good old days
Didn’t know it then, just let ‘em slip away
Every late night, every wrong turn
Every cheap beer buzz and the bridges we burned
Now I’d give anything just to go back again
To the life we had, didn’t know we were in
Yeah, we were kings of a world that we outgrew
Living the dream we thought we’d outdo
We were right there, standing in the sun
In the good old days… didn’t know it then

Bridge
If I could talk to that kid I was
I’d say slow it down, man, soak it up
You don’t get a warning when it ends
One day you’re there… then it’s “remember when”

Final Chorus
We were living in the good old days
Now they’re just songs and old mixtapes
Every laugh echoes in my mind
Like a ghost of a better time
Yeah, I’d give anything just to go back again
To the life we had, didn’t know we were in
We were young, we were free, we were infinite
Didn’t know those moments were the best of it
We were right there, but we couldn’t see
The good old days… were happening to me

Outro
Yeah, the good old days…
Didn’t know it then

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