Tell me what became of the dreams of our youth

My friends and I had endless time

To make them all come true

I would be the greatest, probably change the world overnight

Well what happened overnight was I turned forty-two

I’m still the same in many ways, just not the ones I’d choose

Cause I’m desperate to be liked

And I’m still afraid to die, and that’s the truth

Looking back I wonder have I lost more than I’ve found

All my youth and innocence I dropped along the ground

With a couple friends and a couple fights

And one good dog of mine

But the greatest thing I’ve lost in my life, is time

I was looking back behind me, looking up ahead

Life was flying by while I was making all my plans

Now all my empty riches, they won’t help me buy one second back

All these little moments, I try to chance them down

I let the bad ones pass and pin the good ones to the ground

But they slip away like fog, and the morning mirror laughs at me again

Looking back I wonder have I lost more than I’ve found

All my youth and innocence I dropped along the ground

With a couple friends and a couple fights

And one good dog of mine

But the greatest thing I’ve lost in my life, is time

Time is not a friend of mine, I’ve watched her run away

She takes my moments with her but the memories still remain

I record them with my eyes and play them like a movie in my heart

Where I can see my momma smiling, I hear my daddy’s voice

The moment that I saw my bride and the day my kids were born

And a hundred little stages where the music and the people felt just right

Looking back I see I haven’t lost more than I’ve found

All my youth and innocence, I had to lay them down

For a couple songs, a couple, kids and a best friend for a wife

All the greatest things I’ve found in my life…took time