looking in the mirror and you don’t look the same
girls from your past getting new last names
high school friends burning out like their cigarettes
guess that’s what happens the older you get
start to wish you could’ve been 16 forever
cause you know your favorite band ain’t getting back together
and the nights you don’t remember are the nights that you’ll never forget
guess that’s what happens the older you get
oh, that’s just the way it goes
and oh, that’s just the way it goes
life’s going good but you wonder what’s after
cause dads moving slower and times moving faster
you hug a little tighter and you say the things
you never said
guess that’s what happens
sometimes the cancer goes away and
sometimes it don’t so now
when your momma calls
you always pick up the phone
and you talk a little longer cause tomorrow is not a sure bet
guess that’s what happens the older you get
oh that’s just the way it goes
and oh that’s just the way it goes
guess that’s what happens the older you get
the house you grew up in is now getting sold
in a box full of memories that’s worth more than gold
you close your eyes one last time in your childhood bed
guess that’s what happens, what happens, oh
home was a place now home is a person
and you’re looking at rings cause you swear that your certain
and the best day of your life becomes the day that
the two of you met
guess that’s what happens the older you get
oh, that’s just the way it goes
and oh, that’s just the way it goes
and oh, that’s just the way it goes
and oh, that’s just the way it goes