[Verse 1]
Breakfast for dinner at Mama’s house
Eggs at eight in the evening light
Football taped on the old box screen
We already knew every highlight
My shoes by the back door, half untied
Scuffed up, still somehow shining bright
Talking big dreams over sweet tea ice
Thinking they’d hit by Friday night
[Chorus]
These were the glory days
I didn’t know ‘til they were gone
Just some cheap cologne and Friday plays
Thought that storm would roll on and on
Now the best parts of my life
Are in pictures I forgot
A country song missing the glory days
Is all I’ve got
[Verse 2]
Pregame air in the hallway hum
Sharp rubber and fresh-cut grass
High fives thrown like we’d already won
Trying to slow that clock down, let it last
Then Monday came with that corner row
Where my friends claimed every single chair
Half-done homework, half-woke jokes
I’d give a year just to sit back there
[Chorus]
These were the glory days
I didn’t know ‘til they were gone
Just some restless hearts and hallway plays
Thought that script would read on and on
Now the best parts of my life
Are in stories I forgot
A country song missing the glory days
Is all I’ve got
[Bridge]
I don’t want ‘em back, not really
Just a second, just a taste
One more night at Mama’s table
One more game we’re gonna waste
[Chorus]
These were the glory days
Didn’t know I’d miss ‘em this hard
Just some worn-out shoes and hallway haze
Turns out that was my whole heart
Now the best parts of my life
Hide in moments I forgot
A country song missing the glory days
Is all I’ve got (all I’ve got)