It's a dusty old memory 'bout kids in a yard An old man on a porch with a Ball mason jar Whittling and chewing on Doublemint gum Well he'd always ask us if we wanted some There's a price that you pay for growing too fast A lifetime of livin' is gone in a flash The best things in life are the things that don't last Man I wish I had a picture of that It's a boy and a girl at the high school dance Should've told her I loved her but she never got the chance Well I heard that she's living down in North Caroline I have trouble remembering her face sometimes There's a price that you pay for growing too fast A lifetime of livin' is gone in a flash The best things in life are the things that don't last Man I wish I had a picture of that Oh, you'll never get in all in a frame It's never gonna look the same But the things that you'll remember If you only had a picture It's the first couple steps of my first born son It's the smile on his face when he hits that home run It's the hug that we'll share on his wedding day It's a picture for every I love you we say There's a price that you pay for growing too fast A lifetime of livin' is gone in a flash The best things in life are the things that don't last Man I wish I had a picture of that There's a price that you pay for growing too fast A lifetime of livin' is gone in a flash The best things in life are the things that don't last Man I wish I had a picture of that