I Go Back

«Jack and Diane"painted a picture of my life and my dreams,
Suddenly this crazy world made more sense to me Well I heard it today and I couldn’t help but sing along
Cause everytime I hear that song…
I go back to a two toned short bed Chevy
Drivin my first love out to the levvy
Livin life with no sense of time
And I go back to the feel of a fifty yard line
A blanket, a girl, some raspberry wine
Wishin time would stop right in its tracks
Everytime I hear that song, I go back
I used to rock all night to «Keep On Rockin Me Baby»
Frat parties, college bars, just tryin to impress the ladies
I heard it today and I couldn’t help but sing along
Cause everytime I hear that song…
I go back to the smell of an old gym floor
The taste of salt on the Carolina shore
After graduation and drinkin goodbye to friends
And I go back to watchin summer fade to fall
Growin up too fast and I do recall
Wishin time would stop right in its tracks
Everytime I hear that song, I go back, I go back
We all have a song that somehow stamped our lives
Takes us to another place and time
So I go back to a pew, preacher, and a choir
Singin bout God, brimstone, and fire
And the smell of Sunday chicken after church
And I go back to the loss of a real good friend
And the sixteen summers I shared with him
Now «Only The Good Die Young"stops me in my tracks
Everytime I hear that song, I go back…