Times Of My Life
Mgk · times of my life
I know we had our problems, but never mind
I just wanna say that, that I'm sorry after all this time
I know things change
But every single song still feels like you
I never knew pain
Until the day I didn't look back when I left you
And I know, I know, I know that you don't wanna hear it
But you know, you know, you know, you know, you know that
The best times of my life
Were the ones that had you
I had to bury them inside
To get me through
I hope you doin' fine
I know we had our problems, but whatever
I've been broken for some time now
And I'm just pullin' myself back together
I got rid of everything that smells like you
Before the summer, so
I can't spend time thinkin' 'bout somebody other than you
While I recover, hm
And I know, I know, I know that you don't wanna hear it
(You don't want to hear)
But you know, you know, you know, you know, you know that
(Yeah, you know)
The best times of my life (Times of my life)
Were the ones that had you (Were the ones that had you)
I had to bury them inside (Bury them inside)
To get me through (To get me through)
The best times of my life (Times of my life)
Were the ones with you, yeah, yeah
I hope you are fine knowing you hold on my best times, and
Without you I'm lying to myself saying that you'll come find me
I hope you are fine knowing you hold on my best times, and
Without you I'm lying to myself saying that you'll come find me
Times Of My Life
“Times of My Life” is an apology written after the apology may have become useless. The narrator hopes an ex is doing well, admits there were problems, then circles back to the same confession: the happiest part of his life was the time they shared. The lyric knows that memory can be both evidence of love and a trap. He has tried to bury those years to survive the breakup, yet every song still returns him to the person he left behind. Even the practical act of removing reminders only postpones the reckoning.
The song’s refrain turns a grand romantic claim into something wounded and uncertain. Saying that the best times are over does not restore them; it risks making the former partner responsible for the speaker’s present emptiness. That self-awareness emerges in the verses, where he acknowledges the other person may not want to hear from him. The remorse is therefore less a demand for reunion than an attempt to speak into the silence, though the distinction remains unstable. Is he offering an apology, or asking to be remembered kindly?
MELODIC Magazine covered mgk’s release of the long-awaited song, and VIBE included it in a new-music roundup. That coverage establishes the track’s release context, not a broad critical verdict. Its musical and lyrical intimacy marks a turn away from the confrontational posture associated with some of his earlier work, toward a speaker who is willing to appear plainly regretful. The song’s most convincing detail is not the sweeping declaration but the attempt to clean a life of someone who has already become part of its soundtrack.