Gonna Miss It When It’s Gone

When I was five and mama took me to school
I felt like she was trying to steal the freedom of my sunny days
Ooh, I felt like I was dyin'
But at 18 when it was time to leave
The world seemed so uncertain
I realized just how good the times had been
I saw the tables turnin', yes I did

Well, the grass is always greener on the other side of the road
You may not like the way things are going
But you may miss them when they're gone

I was so young when love first came to me
Ooh, I gave my heart away so easily
But just as quickly as love came, it was gone
I thought that I was wounded permanently
But wonder of wonders, somehow I survived
And my true love found me
I looked back on the days when I had cried
I knew that I had cried needlessly

Time waits for no one, it's too precious to be wastin'
Once it's gone you can't relive it
You gotta make the most of every day
It may be gone before you know it

The grass is always greener on the other side of the road
You may not like the way things are going
But you may miss them when they're gone
Oh don't you know the grass is always greener on the other side of the road?
And you may not like the way things are going
But you may miss them when they're gone
Aw, think about it