She was starin' out the window of that suv  Complainin' saying i cant wait to turn 18   I'll make my own money and I'll make my own rules  mama put the car in park out there in front of the school  and she kissed her head and said i was just like you    your gonna miss this   your gonna want this back   your 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 your gonna miss this    before she knows it shes a brand new bride  in her one bedroom apartment and her daddy stops by  he tells her its a nice place, she says itll do for now  starts talkin bout babies and buyin a house  daddy shakes his head and says, baby slow down    cause your gonna miss this  your gonna want this back  your gonna wish these days   hadnt gone by so fast    these are some good times   so take a good look around  you may not know it now  but your gonna miss this    five years later theres a plumber workin on the water heater, dogs barkin, phones ringin, one kids crying  ones screamin and she keeps apoligizin    he says they dont bother me ive got 2 babies of my own  ones 36, ones 23, huh its hard to beleive     but your gonna miss this   your gonna want this back  your 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 your gonna miss this    your gonna miss this  oh yeah, your gonna miss this