My mother told me don’t you wait for better times 
 You’ll never find them if you’re standing in the line 
 Always remember how to live not just survive 
 And even on my worst nights I trust that I’ll be fine 
    Cause, oh 
 Someday when I grow old 
 With most of my story told 
 I’ll look at the life I made and say   
 Let me tell you about the good old days 
 Every memory and dumb mistake 
 Yeah I'm talking about 
 The late nights, the good time, the mess that I made 
 Those were the good old days 
 Good old days   
 Too many people in this world that can I please 
 Too many versions of myself that I could be 
 I don’t want to let my fear decide what’s right for me 
 Before I lose control, I'ma take the driver's seat   
 Cause, oh 
 Someday when I grow old 
 With most of my story told 
 I’ll look at the life I made and say   
 Let me tell you about the good old days 
 Every memory and dumb mistake 
 Yeah I'm talking about 
 The late nights, the good times, the mess that I made 
 Those were the good old days   
 Let me tell about my first heartbreak 
 And the ones that took the tears away 
 Yeah I'm talking about 
 The drunk text, the regrets, the dreams that I chase 
 Those were the good old days 
 Good old days   
 I know, I know these are the good old days 
 I know, I know these are the good old days 
 I know, I know these are the good old days   
 Those were the good old 
 These are the good old days