Albert Hammond - These Are the Good Old Days lyrics

And all the sad young men
Parading through there lifes
The girls that they have loved have now
Become expensive wifes

They think they know it all
And in some ways they do
They're reaching out for better times
If they only knew

These are the good old days
This is the best time of my life
The best I've ever known
And it won't ever be the same again

These are the good old days
And when my clothes are out of style
And life is slowing down
I'll know what I have done

While all the sad young men
Go marching off to war
The old men shake their heads and say
We've seen it all before

But how are they to know?
The lesson takes so long
And by the time you've found the answer
Life is almost gone

These are the good old days
This is the best time of my life
The best I've ever known
And it won't ever be the same again

These are the good old days
And when my clothes are out of style
And life is slowing down
I'll know what I have done