she was staring out the window
about s u v complaining
saying i can't wait to turn eighteen
she said i'll make my own money
and i'll make my own rules
mama put the car in park
out there in front of the school
and she kissed her head
and said i was just like you
you're gonna miss this
you're gonna want this back
you're gonna wish these
days hadn't gone by so fast
these are some good times
so take a good look around
you may not know it now
but you're gonna' miss this
before she knows it
she's a brand new bride
in her one bedroom apartment
and her daddy stops by
he tells her it's a nice place
she says it'll do for now
starts talking about babies buying a house
daddy shakes his head
says baby just slow down
'cause you're gonna miss this
you're gonna want this back
you're gonna wish these
days hadn't gone by so fast
these are some good times
so take a good look around
you may not know it now
but you're gonna' miss it
five years later there's a plumber
working on the water heater dog's barking
phone's ringing
one kid's crying
one kid's screaming
and she keeps apologizing
he says they don't bother me
i've got two babies of my own
one's thirty six
one's twenty three huh it's hard to believe
but you're gonna miss this
you're gonna want this bad
you're gonna wish these
days hadn't gone by so fast
these are some good times
so take a good look around
you may not know it now
but you're gonna miss this
you're gonna miss this
yeah you're gonna miss this