I wish somebody would have told me, babe Someday, these will be the good old days All the love you won't forget And all these reckless nights you won't regret Someday soon, your whole life's gonna change You'll miss the magic of these good old days I was thinkin' 'bout the band I was thinkin' 'bout the fans We were underground Loadin' merch in that twelve-passenger van In a small club in Minnesota And the snow outside of 1st Ave I just wanted my name in a star Now look at where we at Still growin' up (Woo, ooh), still growin' up (Woo, ooh) I would lay in my bed and dream about what I'd become (Woo, ooh) Couldn't wait to get older (Woo, ooh), couldn't wait to be some (Woo, ooh) Now that I'm here, wishing I was still young Those good old days I wish somebody would have told me, babe That someday, these will be the good old days All the love you won't forget And all these reckless nights you won't regret 'Cause someday soon, your whole life's gonna change You'll miss the magic of the good old days Wish I didn't think I had the answers Wish I didn't drink all of that flask first Wish I made it to homecoming Got up the courage to ask her Wish I would've gotten out of my shell Wish I put the bottle back on that shelf Wish I wouldn't have worry about what other people thought And felt comfortable in myself Rooftop open (Woo, ooh), and the stars above (Woo, ooh) Moment frozen, sneakin' out, and fallin' in love (Woo, ooh) Me, you and that futon (Woo, ooh), we'd just begun (Woo, ooh) On the grass dreamin', figuring out who I was Those good old days I wish somebody would have told me, babe That someday, these will be the good old days All the love you won't forget And all these reckless nights you won't regret 'Cause someday soon, your whole life's gonna change You'll miss the magic of the good old days Never thought we'd get old, maybe we're still young Maybe you always look back and think it was better than it was Maybe these are the moments Maybe I've been missin' what it's about Been scared of the future, thinkin' about the past While missin' out on now We've come so far (Woo, ooh), I guess I'm proud (Woo, ooh) And I ain't worried 'bout the wrinkles 'round my smile (Woo, ooh) I've got some scars (Woo, ooh), I've been around (Woo, ooh) I've felt some pain, I've seen some things, but I'm here now Those good old days (Oh, oh, oh) You don't know (Woah, oh, oh) what you've got (Woah, oh, oh) 'Til it goes (Woah, oh, oh), 'til it's gone (Woah, oh, oh) You don't know (Woah, oh, oh) what you've got (Woah, oh, oh) 'Til it goes (Woah, oh, oh), 'til it's gone (Woah, oh, oh) I wish somebody would have told me, babe Someday, these will be the good old days All the love you won't forget And all these reckless nights you won't regret Someday soon, your whole life's gonna change You'll miss the magic of these good old days