She was starin out the window of their SUV
Complainin sayin I can't wait to turn 18
She said I'll make my own money

And I'll make my own rules
Momma 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 talkin' about babies, and buyin a house

Daddy shakes his head
And says baby just slow down
Cuz' 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
Five years later there's a plumber
Workin' on the water heater

Dog's barkin', phone's ringin'
One kid's cryin' one kid's screamin'
And she keeps apologizin'

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 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

You're gonna' miss this
Yeaahhhh... you're gonna' miss this...