I Go Back (Live)

"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 levee
Livin' life with no sense of time

And I go back to the feel of a 50 yard line
A blanket, a girl, some raspberry wine
Wishin' time would stop right in it's tracks

Everytime I hear that song, I go back
I 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
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 16 summers I shared with him
Now "Only The Good Die Young" stops me in my tracks

Everytime I hear that song, I go back
I go back

To the feel of a 50 yard line
A blanket, a girl, some raspberry wine

I go back (I go back)

To watchin' summer fade into fall
Growin' up too fast and I do recall

I go back (I go back)

To the loss of a real good friend
And the 16 summers I shared with him
I go back

I go back
I go back