These Are The Days

Hospital to home was a four-minute drive
With a baby on board made it thirty-five
We didn’t sleep a wink that night
Just laid by that crib singing nursery rhymes

These are the days that we’ll want back

The kindergarten drop off line
His first day of school, didn’t even cry
That was when we knew that life
Had a funny way of just passing us by

These are the days that we’ll want back

So tell them bedtime stories
Give 'em a kiss good night
Darling, before we know it
This old house will be quiet
I know we’re tired right now
Someday we’ll laugh about it
Let’s slow it down and raise a glass
'Cause these are the days that we’ll want back

Took us a day to build that bike
Felt like we only got a minute to watch him ride
Juggling dinner, school and practice time
Trying to make it through that glass of cheep wine

These are the days that we’ll want back, we'll want back

So tell them bedtime stories
Give 'em a kiss good night
Darling, before we know it
This old house will be quiet
I know we’re tired right now
Someday we’ll laugh about it
Let’s slow it down and raise a glass
'Cause these are the days that we’ll want back

And all of the countless crazy sleepless nights
All of the firsts and the lasts and the tears that we cried
All of the how does this work, dad? And mom, tell me why
Sometimes growing up feels like goodbye

There was time when we were your world
Now you’re moving on to marry your girl
So buy her a house and call it home
Give her a life and some kids of her own

Tell them bedtime stories
Give 'em a kiss good night
'Cause before we know it
That old house will be quiet
I know you're wild right now
Someday we’ll laugh about it
Let’s raise a glass and toast to that
We'll always be your mom and dad
These are the days that we’ll want back
We'll want 'em back, we'll want 'em back