remember when it seemed so simple well i remember and those were the days back then it seemed impossible but i could chop down my enemies those were the days yeah those were the days those were the the past can always seem better than the future its what the palm readers left untold flip through the polaroids the memories escape me and i still miss them those were the days yeah those were the days those wre the days yeah those were the days those were that someone release me come and release me now someone release me come and release me now someone release me come and release me now someone release me release me because i'd rather die than hear your battlee cry this is not a test release me because its almost gone and its time to move on this is not a test release me instantly developed the emphasis has changed i'm forced to focus on whats unknown flashbacks and old friends they analyze revise me theres been mistakes i've made and those were the days yeah those were the days those were the days yearh those were the days those were the because i'd rather die then hear our battle cry this is not a test release me because its amost gone and its time to move on this is not a test release me