Dream Theater - The Best of Times (studio version)

The fifth track from the Dream Theater album "Black Clouds and Silver Linings".


Lyrics by Mike Portnoy:

Remember days of yesterday
And how it flew so fast
The two score and a year we had,
I thought would always last
The summer days and west coast dreams,
I wished would never end
A young boy and his father,
Idol and best friend

I'll always remember
Those were the best of times
A lifetime together
I'll never forget

The morning shows on the radio
The case of the missing dog
Lying on the pillows at the old 812
Watching Harold and Maude
The record shops, the stick-ball fields
My home away from home
And when we weren't together
The hours on the phone

I'll always remember
Those were the best of times
I'll cherish them forever
The best of times

But then came the call
Our lives changed forever more
You can pray for a change
But prepare for the end

The fleeting winds of time
Flying through each day
All the things I should have done
But time just slipped away
Remember "seize the day"
Life goes by in the blink of an eye
There's so much left to see

These were the best of times
I'll miss these days
Your spirit laid my life each day

Thank you for the inspiration
Thank you for the smiles
All the unconditional love
That carried me for miles
It carried me for miles
But most of all thank you for my life

These were the best of times
I'll miss these days
Your spirit laid my life each day
My heart is bleeding bad
But I'll be okay
Your spirit guides my life each day

• Category

  Gaming

[Lucas Divino]

an alternative name for this song could be "The Best of Songs"

[Ella Stavros]

"Thank you for my life" This song makes me cry because it was my older brother (21 years old) who introduced me to DT, and he just died in a car accident. :(

Dream Theater is one of my favorite bands, and this is an amazing song.

[eyvindur3000]

9:58 You´re welcome

[RevharLOD]

Feels...

[Newworldman66]

It's the section from 2.45 to 6.11 that sounds like it could have been composed by Rush although the bass sounds somewhat more plain than what Geddy tends to play.

[ZFlyingVLover]

Uh no.

[Acho Bzhalava]

:DDDDDDDDDD You are no lifer if you have time to listen more than 2 songs of DT lol but that's better life than :D

[DontKillAnts]

Why the hell is it in the gameing category?

[DontKillAnts]

Minus the somewhat similar guitar lick at 2:45 to Spirit of Radio, and the drumming, I don't think it's that much like Rush and I'm a huge Rush fan.

[marco de riggi]

i've just listened my favourite song, where have you been?

[KhristDark]

The Best Part Begins at 0:00 and Finish in 13:11