I wake up 'til the sun shine out my window and the passing sound of a homeless man singing an ol' Cole Porter song
The faucet leaks, the TV's on the blink again
But my restless dreams are still intact
Even though it's taking a way too long
Got a hundred dollars in a coke tin on my shelf
And I'm thinking to myself, whoa

These are the days you will remember for the rest of your life
These are the memories you'll pack in a box and you pull out sometimes
So pick your flowers, count the seconds, roll the dice
But baby, don't wait 'til it's too late
Put a smile on your face
These are the days

Outside the people rush to get ahead for checks and promotions and fancy cars, happiness is just around the bend
But old Mrs. Jones sits out and suns her face and as I walk by I can hear her say, "This is as good as it gets"
There goes the business suit who owns this whole damn block
His roller coaster never stops
Oh, I wanna say to him

These are the days you will remember for the rest of your life
These are the memories you'll pack in a box and pull out sometimes
So pick your flowers, count the seconds, roll the dice
But baby, don't wait until it's too late
Put a smile on your face
These are the days

Oh, yeah
So pick your flowers, count the seconds, roll the dice
But baby, don't wait until it's too late
Put a smile on your face
These are the days
Yeah, these are the days
These are the days
These are the days
Oh, don't you know
These are the days ...