I remember before I was even born
I wanted your love
Your name on my tongue
And I know now
That it was not just a dream
Cause it's here now
And I still believe
Give me something I can hold on to
Don't let it all just get away
Don't want to look back on a photograph
And say that these, these were the days
These were the days
And I want you
In this front seat next to me
Your hair in pigtails
Barefoot and skinned knees
And I hold you
As the rain starts to fall
But I fall away home
Drenched down to the bone
Give me something I can hold on to
Don't let it all just get away
Don't want to look back on a photograph
And say that these, these were the days
These were the days
And everybody wants what they can't get I know
And even when it comes it feels like it's moving just a bit too slow
And everybody else can just sit back and watch it go away
Don't want to look back on a photograph
And say that these, these, these were the days
These were the days
These were the days
These were the days
These were the days
These Were the Days was written by Will Hoge.