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
and I go back to a two
toned short bed Chevy
Driving my first love out to the levvy
Living life with no sense of time
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
Everytime I hear that song,
I go back
I go back
I used to rock all night long
to Keep On Rocking Me Baby
Frat parties, college bars,
just trying 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 drinking goodbye to friends
And I go back to
watch summer fade to fall
Growing up too fast and I do recall
Wishing 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
Singing about 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
I go back
to the feel of a fifty yard line
A blanket, a girl, some raspberry wine
I go back
to watch summer fade to fall
Growing up too fast and I do recall
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