Lost it on the chesterfield
Or maybe on a gambling wheel
Lost it in a diamond mine
It's dark as hell and hard to find
You can climb to the top of the highest tree
You can look around but you still won't see
What I'm looking for

Where the good times gone?
Where the good times gone?
All that stupid fun
And all that shit we've done
Where the good times gone?
Well, I still don't know

Out in the back in the old corn field
Underneath a tractor wheel
Thought I'd dig till I found it first (yeah)
Broke my back and died of thirst
You can bribe the devil, you can pray to God
You can sell off everything you've got
And you still won't know

Where the good times gone?
Where the good times gone?
All the stupid fun
And all that shit we've done
Where the good times gone?
And you still don't know

Saw it on the silver screen
Preacher says, "Don't know what it means"
Last page ad in a comic book
Bought me a map, showed me where to look
It ain't carved of stone or made of wood
And if you paid for it, then it ain't no good
And you still won't know
What I'm looking for

Oh, where the good times gone?
Where the good times gone?
All the stupid fun
And all that shit we've done
Where the good times gone? Oh, yeah


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Good Times Gone Lyrics as written by Michael Douglas Henry Kroeger Chad Kroeger

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    To me, this song is about remembering all the fun you had with your friends. Where did the times go?

    rockchicon August 15, 2002   Link

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