Remembering. . .

She was staring out the window of their SUV
Complaning, saying "I can't wait to turn 18"
She said "I'll make my own money, and I'll make my own rules"
Mamma put the car in park out there in front of the school
Then she kissed her head and said "I was just like you"

You're gonna miss this
You're gonna want this back
You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast
These are some good times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you're gonna miss this

Before she knows it she's a brand new bride
In a one-bedroom apartment, and her daddy stops by
He tells her "It's a nice place"
She says "It'll do for now"
Starts talking about babies and buying a house
Daddy shakes his head and saysAnd s "Baby, just slow down"

Cause you're gonna miss this
You're gonna want this back
You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast
These are some good times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you're gonna miss this

Five years later there's a plumber workin' on the water heater
Dog's barkin', phone's ringin'
One kid's cryin', one kid's screamin'
And she keeps apologizin'
He says "They don't bother me.
I've got 2 babies of my own.
One's 36, one's 23.
Huh, it's hard to believe, but...

You're gonna miss this
You're gonna want this back
You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast
These are some good times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you're gonna miss this"

This is by Trace Adkins one of my favorite singers, doesn't hurt that I think he is way hot too :).
But coming Home from my trip to Medford this weekend I heard this song and it just truly made me reflect how much I am like the daughter in this song. I feel such a connection.
I can remember starting to drive really early and thinking I just can't wait to have my own car and get out of this town. Not that I am saying I would want to go back to living in my home town, but I do miss the fun times of my youth. I miss the freinds filling the car and the parties and the dance concerts and well just sometimes I miss the back then times.
Then I got married. What really hit me in the song is the second verse. I can totaaly relate. When we first moved in I never would have thought how much I would miss our one bedroom little tiny apartment in good ol' Cambridge Court, but now I sometimes find myself crying over the loss of it and the times we had back then. I miss the connection to so many in our same living situation. All of us struggling to make it with work, school, and new marriages. Kaz and Ashlyn how I wish the time didn't go by so fast.
Now I come to present. . . I see my little baby boy and it totally shocks me every day how quickly he is developing. And I hear the song in my head:
"You're gonna miss this
You're gonna want this back
You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast
These are some good times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you're gonna miss this"

Guess I just have to keep up as best I can, and always remember as much as I can. Thanks Trace for singing such a great song.