Verse 1:

Yo-o-o-oh...
The dude over there looks like he's in the headlining band
We better be nice to him, and maybe he'll let us borrow his amp

Chorus:

Haven't washed in a week...
I've got nothin' to eat
Those good times will always be a part of me...
Back in the day...
When we slept in the van
Back in the day...
Yeah we took the gig money and we ran
Back in the day...
Driving down the dark highway
Yeah the best was yet to come
Back in the day...

Verse 2:

Seems like a 40 hour drive along the 405
Slippin' on the bass cabinet, I guess I'm lucky to be alive
Gas station bathroom, been pulled over, we gotta go
Ask the nice lady inside if she knows the way to Buffalo

Chorus:

Haven't washed in a week...
I've got nothin' to eat
Those good times will always be a part of me...
Back in the day...
When we slept in the van
Back in the day...
Yeah we took the gig money and we ran
Back in the day...
Driving down the dark highway
Yeah the best was yet to come
Back in the day...

Verse 3:

All we want... Is for the record weasle to like our song
And all... We want... Is a big fat deal, and a rock star lunch
All we want... Is a stretch limosine that's 4 blocks long
And all... We want... Is to be number 1... At Rock Radio!

Chorus:

Haven't washed in a week...
I've got nothin' to eat
Those good times will always be a part of me...
Back in the day...
When we slept in the van
Back in the day...
Yeah we took the gig money and we ran
Back in the day...
Driving down the dark highway
Yeah the best was yet to come
Back in the day...
Yeah the best was yet to come
Back in the day...
Ooh yeah! Oh yeah...
Yeah the best was yet to come
Back in the day...

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Writer(s): CHRIS E. MARTIN, CHRISTINA AGUILERA, KARA E. DIOGUARDI, Y