"The Best of Times" is a song by American rock band Styx, released as the first single from their tenth album Paradise Theatre.

[3] But the singer says that he can get consolation, since the chorus states "The best of times are when I’m alone with you.”[4] Allmusic critic Eduardo Rivadavia described the song as having a "deliberate, marching rhythm.

"[5] The basic melody line for "The Best of Times" is used in two other places on the album: As a bold greeting to the listener in "A.D. 1928", and a softer, more subdued version for the farewell track, "A.D. 1958".

The character in the song finds solace by going inside, locking the door, pulling the shades down, and being in the embrace of someone he trusts and loves.

[4]Record World said that the song illustrates DeYoung's growth as a singer and songwriter and that "A triumphant chorus hook proclamation is hitbound.