Oh some times I think back to when I was younger

life was so much simpler then

Dad would be up at dawn, he'd be watering the lawn

or maybe going fishing again



Oh and mom would be fixing up something in the kitchen

fresh biscuits or hot apple pie

and I'd spend all day long in the basement

torturing rats with a hack-saw and pulling the wings off of flies



Those were the good ol' days

those were the good ol' days

the years go by, but the memory stays

and those were the good ol' days



I still remember good ol' Mr. Fender

who ran the corner grocery store

Oh, he'd strolled down the aisles with a big friendly smile

and he'd say Howdy when you walked through the door



Always treated me nice, gave me kindly advice

I don't know why I set fire to his place

Oh I'll never forget the day I bashed in his head

Well you should've seen the look on his face



Let me tell ya now...



Those were the good ol' days

those were the good ol' days

the years go by, but the memory stays

and those were the good ol' days



Do you remember sweet Michelle?

She was my high school romance.

She was fun to talk to and nice to smell

So I took her to the homecoming dance

Then I tied her to a chair and I shaved off all her hair

And I left her in the desert all alone

Well sometimes in my dreams

I can still hear the screams

Oh I wonder if she ever made it home....



I tell ya...



Those were the good ol' days

those were the good ol' days

the years go by, but the memory stays

and those were the good ol' days



Let me tell ya buddy...



Those were the good ol' days

those were the good ol' days

the years go by, but the memory stays...



And those were the good ol' days