Those Days Are Over Now – ECH

When my dad moved out
John was a friend I had made
We were in the same classroom
Back in the fourth grade
Did some crazy shit
That didn’t make a whole lot of sense
My mama was right
He was a bad influence

He got me into trouble
We fell out of touch
Till recently I hadn’t thought
Of him that much
Thinking about him again
And those crazy times, wow…
But those days are over now

I needed to grow up
People needed me to show up
Now I’m the man I’m supposed to be
But if you put a button right in front of me
And said I could go to way back when
To make those same mistakes all over again
I wouldn’t think twice, I’d press it
It would be quite nice, I confess it

Because it was fun
And I was so young
Thank god I’m still here somehow
Those days are over now

Met a girl named tammy
One summer night at shelley’s bar
It’s a dive, I know
But for me, it was up to par
I couldn’t see what I had
This wonderful dance
An unfaithful jerk
Couldn’t keep it my pants
Found my comfort and excuses
In whiskey and gin
Went thru a lot of girls
Could never find tammy again
Just thinking about her
And all those feelings I had, wow
But those days are over now

I needed to grow up
People needed me to show up
Now I’m the man I’m supposed to be
But if you put a button right in front of me
And said I could go way back when
To make those same mistakes all over again
I wouldn’t think twice, I’d press it
It would be quite nice, I confess it

Because it was fun
And I was so young
Thank god I’m still here somehow
Those days are over now
Yeah, over now
Oh

I needed to grow up
People needed me to show up
Now I’m the man I’m supposed to be
But if you put that button right in front of me
And said I could go way back when
To make those same mistakes all over again
I wouldn’t think twice, I’d press it
It would be quite nice, I confess it

Those times in the past
They went by so fast
And my god I don’t know how
Those days are over now

Those days are over now