Oh some times I think back to when I was younger 哦，有的时候我回想起我年轻的时候

Life was so much simpler then 生命是如此的简单多了，然后

Dad would be up at dawn 爸爸要由在黎明

He'd be watering the lawn 他会浇灌草坪

Or maybe going fishing again 或者，也许会再一次钓鱼

   

Oh and mom would be fixing up something in the kitchen 噢，妈妈就固定了的东西在厨房

Fresh biscuits or hot apple pie 新鲜的饼干或热苹果派

And I'd spend all day long in the basement 我会花一整天在地下室

Torturing rats with a hack-saw 折磨大鼠一劈锯

And pulling the wings off of flies 而拉断翅膀的苍蝇

   

Those were the good old days 这些都是过去的好时光

Those were the good old days 这些都是过去的好时光

The years go by but the memory stays 岁月的流逝，但记忆保持

And those were the good old days 而这些都是过去的好时光

   

I can still remember good old Mr. Fender 我还记得好老挡泥板先生

Who ran the corner grocery store 谁跑的街角杂货店

Oh, he'd strolled down the aisle with a big friendly smile 哦，他会漫步下来一个大友好的微笑过道

And he'd say "Howdy" when you walked in the door 他会说“你好”的时候，你在进门

   

Always treated me nice, gave me kindly advice 总是对我很好，给了我很好的建议

I don't know why I set fire to his place 我不知道为什么我放火烧了自己的位置

Oh I'll never forget the day I bashed in his head 哦，我永远不会忘了我撞坏了他的头一天

Well you should've seen the look on his face 那么你应该已经看到了他脸上的表情，

   

Let me tell ya now 让我告诉你，现在

   

Those were the good old days 这些都是过去的好时光

Those were the good old days 这些都是过去的好时光

The years go by but the memory stays 岁月的流逝，但记忆保持

And those were the good old days 而这些都是过去的好时光

   

Do you remember sweet Michelle 你还记得甜蜜蜜雪儿

She was my high school romance 她是我的高中恋情

She was fun to talk to and nice to smell 她很有趣的谈话和好闻

So I took her to the homecoming dance 于是我把她带到舞会

   

Then I tied her to a chair and I shaved off all her hair 然后，我把她绑在椅子上，我剃掉她的头发

And I left her in the desert all alone 我在沙漠中留下她独自一人

Well sometimes in my dreams 嗯，有时在梦里

I can still hear the screams 我仍然能听到尖叫声

Oh I wonder if she ever made it home 哦，我不知道她做过回家

   

I tell ya 我告诉你

   

Those were the good old days 这些都是过去的好时光

Those were the good old days 这些都是过去的好时光

The years go by but the memory stays 岁月的流逝，但记忆保持

And those were the good old days 而这些都是过去的好时光

   

Let me tell ya buddy 让我告诉你伙计

   

Those were the good old days 这些都是过去的好时光

Those were the good old days 这些都是过去的好时光

The years go by but the memory stays 岁月的流逝，但记忆保持

And those were the good old days 而这些都是过去的好时光