Lyrics

[Verse 1] I'm flippin through a book of photos I found my birth certificate A treasure trove of polaroids My sister she was probably six In this one Look at mom and dad He was still in college Bagging groceries full time Spare time odd jobbin Mom's basketball pic State champ four times And who's that goofy cub scout We won't talk about mine That's my granddad's flatnose Chevy van He taught me how to work and cuss like a man We were all being taught something we don't understand Keep your eye on the ball And what's the proper stance And every day was sunny Even when it rained Hard to tell if it's funny Or if it's sad how things changed Look at that spiked mullet Lines cut in the side And that look on my face Man, that's nothin but pride And that's me Atlanta Hawks number four Slammin that Nerf on my bedroom floor [Chorus] And it goes on and on and on and on I know I got the rest of my life But that ain't long As it used to be My, my how time flies by And it goes on and on and on and on Next thing you know You wonder where the years have gone And trying to wish it back won't work Who'd have thought a good memory Could hurt so bad [Verse 2] Look at the kid in this picture Wearing that Oxford and khakis Them penny loafers with dimes in them My thoughts driftin; back I remember feeling invincible The future was mine Ready to take on the world But those were simpler times Never a straight "A" student I didn't make great grades Three sport athlete I made a few great plays I had this black Chevy Nova Jacked up in the back With a 350 sitting on some Cragar mags I was a bad boy Definitely not the baddest But my confidence level Was on rockstar status Spring break at the lake Better yet, Panama City No reservations or money Man, let's just go, come and get me Now, where were you When Spud Webb won the dunk contest? I was on cloud 9 'Cause I was just a little guy And I watched his 5'7 slam 10 feet, so fresh And knew, I couldn't be denied [Chorus] And it goes on and on and on and on I know I got the rest of my life But that ain't long As it used to be My, my how time flies by And it goes on and on and on and on Next thing you know You wonder where the years have gone And trying to wish it back won't work Who'd have thought a good memory Could hurt so bad [Bridge] And I don't know what tomorrow holds But I know I can't live in the past And it's hard when all your childhood dreams Are the same ones you still have And it seems just like yesterday In a blur it all went by It's like I fell asleep at 16, and woke up 45 [Chorus] And it goes on and on and on and on I know I got the rest of my life But that ain't long As it used to be My, my how time flies by And it goes on and on and on and on Next thing you know You wonder where the years have gone And trying to wish it back won't work Who'd have thought a good memory Could hurt so bad [Outro] (Where were you, wh- wh- where were you) (Where were you, wh- wh- where were you, you) (Where were you, wh- wh- where were you, you) (Where were you, wh- wh- where were you, you)