the boys are growing up too fast to realize
times are changing and some have thrown away their lives
little alex packed his hopes and dreams today
did he care at all no he threw it all away

we used to say those were the days
you promised you'd never go away
you left it all behind without saying goodbye
where did you go oh friend of mine

she was my best friend now i don't know where she went
i wonder did she care about the way i felt that day
a simple note she wrote were her last words to me
all i am to her is just an empty memory

we used to say those were the days
you promised you'd never go away
you left it all behind without saying goodbye
where did you go oh friend of mine

those were the days we long for and now we want them back
condescending on the past
and those were the days we thought that forever they would last
now you know i want them back

so many heartaches so many broken hearts
another tear drops down as my mind goes ticking off
where the children playing in the streets today
where you came from don't let it slip away

we used to say those were the days
you promised you'd never go away
you left it all behind without saying goodbye
where did you go oh friend of mine
where did you go oh friend of mine