Well we danced in the back of the pickup truck

Till the sky turned to roses

Then we drove into town and we danced some more

Till the ballrooms all were closin'



And that red dress baby, that your sister made

When you dance it sure looks fine

And when we've both grown old and we're looking back

On these wild and reckless times

Are these the best days of our lives?



Well I was seventeen years livin' in this world

Thinkin' I was gonna live forever

You were sixteen goin' on twenty-five

You were swimmin' out in that river



Well I jumped like a dog into the current, girl

Leavin' everything I knew behind

And when I got to the shore in that no man's land

I guess I knew just what I would find



In these wild and reckless times

Oh these wild and reckless, wild and reckless times!



You were never satisfied, but you know I tried

There was blood on my hands and my shirt and my shoes

You can trade your soul for the whole wide world

But there's a deal no man can ever refuse



When they kicked in the doors, you know all hell broke loose

I thought the world must have lost its mind

And you were sittin' as the chick sat through the field

Bein' young it just ain't no crime



Aw in these wild and reckless times

Yeah these wild and reckless times

Oh these wild and reckless, wild and reckless times



I checked out of McLaren, it was July fourth

As the sky it filled with lightnin'

And I walked through the streets, to your old man's place

But not a single light was shinin'



And all those busted out windows like a dead man's eyes

I guess I knew it was a sign

And if I ever grow old and I'm lookin' back

On these wild and reckless times

Where they the best days of our lives?

These wild and reckless times