These Are The Days

Jo Dee Messina

Mmm, mmm

I wake up to the sunshine out my window
And the passin' sound of a homeless man
Singin' an ol' Cole Porter song
The faucet leaks, the TV's on the blink again
But my restless dreams are still intact
Even though it's takin' way too long
I got a hundred dollars in a coke tin on my shelf
And I been thinkin' to myself, oh, oh

These are the days you will remember
For the rest of your life
These are the memories you'll pack in a box
And you pull out sometimes
So pick your flowers, count the seconds, roll the dice
But baby, don't wait, till it's too late
Put a smile on your face
These are the days

Outside the people rush to get ahead
For checks and promotions and fancy cars
Happiness is just around the bend
But old Mrs. Jones sits out and suns her face
And as I walk by I can hear her say
This is as good as it gets
But there goes the business suit who owns this whole damn block
His roller coaster never stops
Oh, I wanna say to him

These are the days you will remember
For the rest of your life
These are the memories you'll pack in a box
And you pull out sometimes
So pick your flowers, count the seconds, roll the dice
And baby, don't wait, until it's too late
Put a smile on your face
These are the days

Oh, yeah
So pick your flowers, count the seconds, roll the dice
Oh, and don't wait, until it's too late
Put a smile on your face
Cause these are the days
Yeah, these are the days
These are the days
Hey…
These are the days
Oh, don't you know

These are the days (oh, yeah)
(These are the days)
These are the days (don't you know that, ah)
These are the days (oh, yeah, oh, yeah, these are the days)
These are the days (oh, yeah, you know it is)
These are the days (oh, yeah)
(These are the days)
These are the days