The years go by in one of many ways,
But not all lives reflect the equal term.
When someone says, "Now, back in former days..."
It means the days have been summed up by them.

Here!
It was not like that in our day and age:
We did not walk the roads that you are walking.
It was not like that in our day and age:
We didn’t talk the way that you are talking.
It was not true in our own day and age.

Our wisdom doesn’t match the time amassed,
But, for some reason lacking explanation,
We often reminisce about our past
When we chastise the younger generation.

Yes!
It was not like that in our day and age:
We did not walk the roads that you are walking.
It was not like that in our day and age:
We did not talk the way that you are talking.
It was not true in our own day and age.

The repetitions happen anyway,
But when we scold our young, to tell the truth,
We often utter, "Back in former days..."
Just to recall what happened in our youth.

No!
It was like that in our own day and age:
The roads we walked on are the ones you’re walking.
It was like that in our own day and age:
The way we talked remains the way you’re talking.
It was like that in our own day and age.