Good Ol' Days

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

[Chorus]
The years go by but the memories stay with me
And he'll never lose that hold
He'll never change his ways
The good times won't grow old
These are the good old days, the good old days

I can still remember good old Mr. Fender
Who ran the corner grocery store
Oh, he'd strolled down the aisle with a big friendly smile
And he'd say "Howdy" when you walked in the door

[Chorus]
The years go by but the memories stay with me
And he'll never lose that hold
He'll never change his ways
The good times won't grow old
These are the good old days, the good old days
These are the good old days, the good old days

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

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

[Chorus]
The years go by but the memories stay with me
And he'll never lose that hold
He'll never change his ways
The good times won't grow old
These are the good old days, the good old days
These are the good old days, the good old days

[Chorus]
The years go by but the memories stay with me
And he'll never lose that hold
He'll never change his ways
The good times won't grow old
These are the good old days, the good old days
These are the good old days, the good old days

Oh some times I think back to when I was younger
Life was so much simpler then