Hey buddies that I grew up with All straight laced and married up now You ain't foolin' me, wasn't long ago We tore the roof off that one red light town And hey darling sipping that red wine All classy kicked back on the couch You smile and I see you shootin' tequila Or shuttin' them college bars down And no matter how much time goes by And no matter how much we grow up For worse or for better, from now 'til forever I'll always remember you young Hey babies crawling on the carpet No, you won't be that little for long One day you'll move away but you're still gonna stay This innocent after you're gone 'Cause no matter how much time goes by And no matter how much you grow up For worse or for better, from now 'til forever I'll always remember you young Whoa, oh, oh Whoa, oh, oh Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh Yeah, I hope when we get to heaven He looks at us all like we're kids Shameless and painless and perfect and ageless Forgives all the wrong that we did And no matter how much time goes by I hope we never have to grow up And He'll say For worse or for better, from now 'til forever I'll always remember you young Whoa, oh, oh I'll always remember you young