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?ve been thinkin?   To myself, whoa      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'll pull ?em out sometimes      So pick your flowers   Count the seconds, roll the dice   But baby, don?t wait ?til 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"      Well, 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'll pull ?em 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   These are the days   Oh, don't you know?      These are the days   These are the days   These are the days   Don't you know now?      These are the days   These are the days   These are the days   Oh yeah, you know it is   These are the days