I thought my first love would be my wife But in junior high, she moved away from here I thought John would always be my best friend I haven't talked to him in fifteen years Back when I had those fights with my old man I never thought he'd be an old man And I didn't know all those years ago How the years ago flying by Thought I knew it all, but I was wrong And I didn't know, I didn't know it at the time I never thought good jobs were hard to find Until I let my pride cost me one I never thought that my whole life could change Until I heard the doctor say I lost my daughter I never even knew that I was lost Until I laid there, heart beating outside my chest and oh And I didn't know all those years ago How the years ago flying by Thought I knew it all, oh, but I was wrong And I didn't know, I didn't know it at the time ♪ And I didn't know all those years ago How the years ago flying by Thought I knew it all, oh, but I was wrong And I didn't know, I didn't know it at the time I didn't know, I didn't know it at the time, yeah