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 every time I hear that song
 An' I go back to a two toned short bed Chevy
 Drivin' my first love out to the levy
 Livin' life with no sense of time
 An' I go back to the feel of a 50-yard line
 A blanket, a girl, some raspberry wine
 Wishin' time would stop right in its tracks
 Every time I hear that song
 I'll go back, I'll go back
 I used to rock all night long to, "Keep On Rockin' Me Baby"
 Frat parties, college bars, just tryin' to impress the ladies
 Well, I heard it today, and I couldn't help but sing along
 'Cause every time I hear that song
 An' 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
 Every time I hear that song
 I'll go back, I'll 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 16 summers I shared with him
 Now "Only The Good Die Young" stops me in my tracks
 Every time I hear that song
 I'll go back, I'll go back
 To the feel of a 50-yard line
 A blanket, a girl, some raspberry wine
 I'll go back (I'll go back)
 To watchin' summer fade to fall
 Growin' up too fast and I do recall
 I'll go back (I'll go back)
 To the loss of a real good friend
 And the sixteen summers I shared with him
 I'll go back
 I'll go back, I'll go back