Well high school seemed like such a blur   I didn't have much interest in sports or school elections   And in class I dreamed all day   Of a rock 'n' roll weekend      And the girl in the front of the room   So close yet so far you know she never seemed to notice   That this silly schoolboy crush   Wasn't just pretend      Life goes by so fast   You only want to do what you think is right   Close your eyes, then it's past   Story of my life      And I went down my old neighborhood   The faces have all changed there's no one left to talk to   And the pool hall I loved as a kid   Is now a 7-11      I went downtown to look for a job   I had no training, no experience to speak of   I looked at the holes in my jeans   And I turned and headed back      Life goes by so fast   You only want to do what you think is right   Close your eyes, then it's past   Story of my life      Good times come and good times go   I only wish the good times would last a little longer   I think about the good times we had   And why they had to end      So I sit at the edge of my bed   I strum my guitar and I sing an outlaw love song   Thinkin' about what you're doin' now   And when you're coming back      Life goes by so fast   You only want to do what you think is right   Close your eyes, then it's past   Story of my life