'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 levy 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 Every time 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 every time 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 Every time 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 Every time I hear that song I go back 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 watchin summer fade to 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 sixteen summers I shared with him I go back