The Early Days

I was standin' out at Stanfield,
had to go away
Saw a brand new baby
and the mother's face
I knew that it was over,
all those early days
Our babies are not babies,
we'll never be the same

Shopping cart full of toddlers
at the Superstore
They were eatin' Goldfish,
askin' for more
An old man lined up behind us,
and he shis head
The kids were strangely quiet

I heard him when he said
You've got to hold on,
it goes so fast
These early days, well,
they don't last
Got to enjoy them,
they go so fast
The baby days, well, they don't last

Look forward to the evenin'
when the monkeys go to bed
Then we talk all night about 'em,
we feel half dead
We used to be too tired
to eat in
but it's a total crap shoot
to eat out

You've got to hold on,
it goes so fast
These early days, well, they don't last
Got to enjoy them,
they go so fast
The baby days, well, they don't last

Oh you're gettin' rid of diapers
that you washed every night
And we're saving up for date night
so we can have our fight
If its quiet for a moment,
oh you better run upstairs!
‘Cause the toothpaste in the bathroom
is redefining everywhere

You've got to hold on,
it goes so fast
These early days, well, they don't last
Got to enjoy them,
they go so fast
The baby days, well, they don't last

Oh, I like the way you talk now,
you talk like me
All the funny things you're saying,
you're real good company
Oh, the odds are strong and crazy,
and our love profound
you make our messy house feel
like holy ground

You've got to hold on,
it goes so fast
These early days, well, they don't last
Got to enjoy them,
they go so fast
The baby days, well, they don't last

Shopping cart full of toddlers
at the superstore
They were eatin' goldfish
asking for more
An old man lined up behind us,
and he shis head
The kids were strangely quiet
I heard him when he said….