I Go Back

[Verse 1] "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 Because every time I hear that song [Chorus] I go back to a two toned short bed Chevy Driving my first love out to the levee Living 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 Wishing time would stop right in its tracks Every time I hear that song, I go back I go back [Verse 2] I used to rock all night long to "Keep On Rocking Me Baby" Frat parties, college bars, just trying to impress the ladies Well I heard it today and I couldn't help but sing along Because every time I hear that song [Chorus] And I go back to the smell of an old gym floor And the taste of salt on a Carolina shore After graduation and drinking 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 [Bridge] We all have a song that somehow stamped our lives Takes us to another place and time [Chorus] So I go back to a pew, preacher, and a choir Singing 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 Every time I hear that song I go back [Verse 3] I go back To the feel of a fifty yard line A blanket, a girl, some raspberry wine I go back (I go back) To watching summer fade to fall Growing up too fast and I do recall I go back (I go back) To the loss of a real good friend And the sixteen summers I shared with him I go back, I go back, I go back