Seventeen and innocent I wonder where all the years went Lookin' back on a youth misspent God, I miss those days All the chances that we took Always leaped and never looked I tell you I could write a book On all the hell we raised Thought I was cool with my lucky stripes I didn't start too many fights But in those days I finished quite a few Beat up cars and the cheapest wine And any trouble we could find The worst of days were the best of times Lookin' back through life's rear view And lookin' back, I miss my misspent youth I'm no worse now for the wear I've gotten' married and cut my hair Me and her we're quite a pair All my friends say And speaking of old friends We still talk now and then 'Cept now there's a few of them You can only reach by prayer We were cool with our lucky stripes Didn't start too many fights But in those days we finished quite a few Beat up cars and the cheapest wine And any trouble we could find The worst of days were the best of times Lookin' back through life's rear view And lookin' back, I miss my misspent youth Beat up cars and the cheapest wine And any trouble we could find The worst of days were the best of times Lookin' back through life's rear view And lookin' back, I miss my misspent youth Lookin' back, I miss my misspent youth I miss my misspent youth