Gonna Miss It When It's Gone

When I was five and mama took me to school I felt like she was trying to steal the freedom of my sunny days Ooh, I felt like I was dyin' But at 18 when it was time to leave Oh, the world seemed so uncertain I realized just how good the times had been Ooh, I saw the tables turnin', yes I did Well, the grass is always greener on the other side of the road You may not like the way things are going But you may miss them when they're gone I was so young when love first came to me Ooh, I gave my heart away so easily But just as quickly as love came, it was gone Ooh, I thought that I was wounded permanently But wonder of wonders, somehow I survived Ooh, and my true love found me I looked back on the days when I had cried I knew that I had cried so needlessly And time waits for no one, it's too precious to be wastin' Once it's gone, you can't relive it You gotta make the most of every day Or it may be gone before you know it Grass is always greener on the other side of the road Oh, you may not like the way things are going But you may miss them when they're gone I thought you know The grass is always greener on the other side of the road And you may not like the way things are going But you may miss them when they're gone Uh, think about it