Lyrics:

Granddad sitting by the fire, reminiscing of the times
When he was a boy.
In the good old days, he keeps on saying
But everything Ive heard before

Chorus:
Times were when, times were when,
Times that won't be back again
Times were when

Times were when boys look like poor boys
And their daddy says, 'active like youth should'
He doesn't understand our generation
And in it he can see no good.

Chorus:
Times were when, times were when,
Times that won't be back again
Times were when

But when I get to his age,
I will talk of all the good times I had today
Times were when he was a young man
And he thought and did the same things I do today.

Chorus:
Times were when, times were when,
Times that won't be back again
Times were when
Times were when, times were when,
Times that won't be back again
Times were when