You're Gonna Miss This

She was staring out that window of that SUV

Complainin', sayin' I can't wait to turn eighteen

She said "I'll make my own money

And I'll make my own rules"

Mama put the car in park out there in front of the school

Then she kissed her head

And said "I was just like you"

You're gonna miss this

You're gonna want this back

You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast

These are some good times

So take a good look around

You may not know it now

But you're gonna miss this

Before she knows it, she's a brand new bride

In her one-bedroom apartment, and her daddy stops by

He tells her it's a nice place

She says it'll do for now

Starts talkin' about babies and buyin' a house

Daddy shakes his head and says, "Baby, just slow down"

'Cause you're gonna miss this

You're gonna want this back

You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast

These are some good times

So take a good look around

You may not know it now

But you're gonna miss this

Five years later, there's a plumber

Workin' on the water heater

Dog's barkin', phone's ringin'

One kid's cryin', one kid's screamin'

She keeps apologizin'

He says "they don't bother me

I've got two babies of my own

One's thirty-six, one's twenty-three

It's hard to believe

But, you're gonna miss this

You're gonna want this back

You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast

These are some good times

So take a good look around

You may not know it now

But you're gonna miss this

You're gonna miss this

Yeah, you're gonna miss this