Its easy looking back But hard to understand How the years can go so fast And slip right through your hand Changing times and changing dreams Can't help but wonder where we'd be CHORUS If we knew then what we know now We could have turned the world upside down We were reckless, young and proud We had the whole thing figured out We never saw the writing on the wall Even though we thought we knew it all Oh my friend, if we knew then, what we know now We tried to touch the stars Burned a million miles of ground We always went to far And never would back down Oh, life is a chance you take And live and die by choices you make REPEAT CHORUS If we knew then what we know now We could have turned the world upside down We were reckless young and proud We had the whole thing figured out We never saw the writing on the wall Even though we thought we knew it all Oh my friend, if we knew then, what we know now Oh my friend, if we knew then, what we know now