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 y 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 and 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 turned and headed back life goes by so fast you only want to do what you think is right close your eyes and then it s past story of my life and good times come and good times go i only wish the good times would last a little longer and 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 and then it s past story of my life8