[Verse 1]
When we grow tired of the friends we make
In case we mean to say something else
Say they were the best of times you ever had
The best of times were the thoughtless kind
The best of times were the thoughtless kind

[Verse 2]
We dress conservatively at the best of times
Prefer the shadows to the bright lights in the eyes
Of the ones you love
The bright lights in the eyes of the ones you love

[Bridge]
What we see, what we imagine
The bright lights in the eyes of the ones you love tell us nothing
Like the scars of imagination
The scars of imagination (Imagine)
The bright lights in the eyes of the ones you love will tell us nothing
Except that we're the thoughtless kind

[Instrumental Break]

[Bridge]
What we see, what we imagine
The bright lights in the eyes of the ones you love will tell us nothing
Like the scars of imagination
The scars of imagination
The bright lights in the eyes of the ones you love will tell you nothing
Except that you're the thoughtless kind
[Verse 3]
So if you grow tired of the friends you make
Never, never turn your back on them
Say they were the best of times you ever had
The best of times were the thoughtless kind

[Outro]
The best of times
The best of times
The best of times
Were the thoughtless kind