[Verse] Times were simpler back in the old days Mama's porch, swingin' on the chains ( chains ) Daddy's truck, learnin' how to drive Nowhere to go, just tryin' to survive ( survive ) [Verse 2] Schoolyard games, the echo of our laughs Tryin' to fit in, but it's a losing task ( losing task ) First heartbreak, tears in my beer Life's moving faster, but I ain't ready to steer ( to steer ) [Chorus] Growing up too fast, like a wild weed in the wind Tryin' to hold on, but it's hard tograsp when you're in ( you're in ) The race against time, every day's a leap Wishing I could go back, to those simpler times I'd keep ( I'd keep ) [Outro] As the world keeps turning, and the years slip by I'll hold on to the memories, of a simpler time gone by ( gone by )