Well the night wind's a drummin' as the daylight comes runnin'
Don't know if we'll make it home before the sun can break the dawn.
And the rush of emotion as the door starts a'closin'
Drinking with my eyes like a drowning man in irons.

These are the best days of our lives,
And they keep passing,
Like a child who's always asking,
Why the sky is blue and Romeo never dies.

Well the church bells a tollin' it's a' time to go a' roamin'
Scanning your horizons as I feel the need arisin'
And the beat of your heart-string draws me in like a pilgrim,
That scent that you're secreting makes you good enough for eatin'

These are the best days of our lives,
And they keep passing,
Like a child who's always asking,
Why the sky is blue and Romeo never dies.

Well the fireflies exploding with the flare of emotion,
Aching flesh is thirsting, we don't need that much coercing,
With the cold night's caressing as we start our undressing,
Feeling with my breath to the pulsing in your neck.

These are the best days of our lives,
And they go past like there's a portrait in the attic.

These are the best days of our lives,
Wasted together,
I've got a hat that's missin' a feather.

These are the best days of our lives,
Always passin',
Hard to starboard. Bring the mast in.