Lyrics

[Verse 1] Those were the days, hungry days Needing more, having less I learned the game, wanting fame and success I left behind, as I climbed As I raced against time My pals, my gals My young and troubled days [Verse 2] Those early years, selfish years Full of me, full of schemes A foolish mind, running blind, chasing dreams The bridges burned, bridges crossed Were the way that I lost My pals, my gals My young and troubled days [Refrain] Crazy times I shared with all my pals Burning love I made with all my gals And the troubled days I now recall Never could have been really so heavy at all [Verse 3] We shared the rough and the tough And the bills never paid The give-and-take, each mistake that we made We had the drive to survive Feeling great and alive My pals, my gals My young and troubled days [Verse 4] I'm not ashamed of myself Did the best that I could I've got my health and my wealth, fate's been good On the whole, life is bliss but Somehow I still miss My pals, my gals My young and troubled days [Refrain] All those careless days of fooling 'round Weighing up the balance I have found That the troubled days I now recall Never could have been really so heavy at all [Verse 5] Those were the days, crazy days Crazy ways, gay parade The times we crashed, getting smashed, getting laid We had the steam, had a ball Had a dream, had it all My pals, my gals In those troubled yet wonderful days