It's been a long time since I walked through this old town But, oh, how the memories start to flow And there's the old movie house, they finally closed it down You could find me there every Friday night twenty years ago I worked the counter at the drugstore down the street But nobody's left there I would know On Saturday mornings that's where all my friends would meet You'd be surprised what a dime would buy twenty years ago All my memories from those days come gather round me What I'd give if they could take me back in time Oh, it almost seems like yesterday, where do the good times go? Life was so much easier twenty years ago I guess I should stop by Mr. Johnson's hardware store His only son was my friend Joe But he joined the army back in 1964 How could we know he would never come back twenty years ago All my memories from those days come gather round me What I'd give if they could take me back in time Oh, it almost seems like yesterday, where do the good times go? Life was so much easier twenty years ago Oh, it almost seems like yesterday twenty years ago

I was at that smartass time of my life Where id pick a fight just to pick a fight If he said black, i said white If he took one side i took the other side The dinner table we sat around Was more like a battleground And i lost more times than i won I woulda learned later on That he was always preachin bout his past I just kept screamin" Come on, dad! That was twenty years ago You dont know me at all! Tryin to talk to you Is like talkin to the wall Yeah, you gave me my life, But its my life to live Maybe i dont wanna Live it like you did, Twenty years ago" He was built with blue collar sweat and blood Squared jaw and a crew cut A purple heart, a Viet Vet. He'd tell you every chance he'd get Always runnin down my rock n' roll, My friends, my hair, my clothes. But one night it got out of control And right there we came to blows And that was just enough to get me gone I couldn't wait to prove him wrong! Twenty years ago Struck out on my own Couldn't tell me nothin' I didnt already know I was on my way So what the hell did I care My old man and his grey hair Thought about the road i chose Twenty years ago "Well i left as fast as the leaves fell that autumn I never looked back and i never once called him But every time i talked to momma I wondered if he was there, or if he even cared I figured i walked out of him and the course of our love had run Momma said 'no, no, you listen to me son, hes a stubborn man and he won't give in. He believes what he believes, well youre just like him' Well i could tell by her voice there was something wrong She broke down, and said he aint got long So i caught the next plane home, Thought about all the years gone Had my pride that i let so much time go by I ran up those stairs and stood by his bed And i cried" Twenty years ago Thought i knew it all But tryin to talk to me Was like talkin to a wall I thought i was a man Actin like i did But all i want right now Is just to be your kid Just before my dad gave up the ghost He took my hand and said "son let it go, that was twenty years ago" Twenty years ago

Well, I've been running from something Twenty years in my car Down a road that's leading me nowhere Yeah, we drive through the farmland No one knows where we're from Could I kiss you and make you a queen Or something in between? Do you want to see The place where I am free? 'Cause in my mind I need it But you're nowhere near to me Move to New York City Take your woman by the hand Leave her there with your things on the doorstep And there's no way around it Could this be our last dance? So fall asleep with the TV, darling I'll be back again Do you want to see The place where I was free? 'Cause in my mind I've been there And there's no one here but me In the morning it'll find you Let the light shine away Down a road that's leading me nowhere And there's no way around it Could this be our last dance? Just fall asleep with the TV, darling I'll be back again, I'll be back again

Here I go again Up and down alone All my friends went home Years ago All my toys are broken and So am I inside mom The carnival has closed Years ago I'm a little boy No, I'm a great big man No, let's be a little boy For a little while longer Maybe an hour? No Steven We have to go back now Isn't that our mom calling? "Steven come home!"

Chances are I took the wrong turn Every time I had a turn to take And I guess I broke my own heart Every chance I had a heart to break And it seems I spent my whole life Wishin' on the same unlucky star And as I watched you 'cross the bar room I wonder what my chances are Well, I know you've been around And you've seen what you needed to see And at night when you're dreamin' You're probably not dreamin' 'bout me Oh, it's safe to say I've stumbled But I've managed to make it through this fall As I take one step and then another I wonder what my chances are I have watched the world go by, hand in hand And wondered why I'm still so alone Could I lay down my foolish pride And maybe finally find my heart a home The band has started playing A simple songs I used to know And I take your hand and walk you out Danced through the rhythm way down low Every heart has got a story Mine just has few more scars But they could heal if you will hold me And tell me what my chances are Well, it could heal if you will hold me And tell me what my chances are

I ain't a-lookin' for a smart guy school guy Some proud in-crowd decked-out necktie I need a man who can tame a wild mustang Knows the difference 'tween love and a lust thang Somebody who looks a whole lot like you Buckaroo Ain't interested in a yes 'mam yes man I'll pass on the politically correct man I'm set on fencin' in a desperado Takes my breath away like Colorado Who ain't afraid to walk a mile in my boots Buckaroo Heaven knows what I might do If I had me a cowboy like you Buckaroo Don't have to wow me like a long beard Shakespeare Just talk plain talk right here in my ear If you aspire to sophistication I'll tell you now you're in the wrong location Get out of here before this country girl gets to you But, if you like sunset on the painted desert The Lone Ranger and spaghetti westerns I'll tell you right now I'm the one for you Buckaroo

When I look back, boy, I must have been green Bopping in the country, fishing in a stream Looking for an answer, trying to find a sign Until I saw your city lights, honey, I was blind They said, get back, honky cat Better get back to the woods Well, I quit those days and my redneck ways And, oh, the change is gonna do me good You better get back, honky cat Living in the city ain't where it's at It's like trying to find gold in a silver mine It's like trying to drink whiskey from a bottle of wine Well, I read some books, and I read some magazines About those high-class ladies down in New Orleans And all the folks back home, well, said I was a fool They said, oh, believe in the Lord is the golden rule They said, get back, honky cat Better get back to the woods Well, I quit those days and my redneck ways And, ooh ooh ooh change is gonna do me good They said, get back, honky cat Better get back to the woods Well, I quit those days and my redneck ways And, ooh ooh ooh change is gonna do me good They said, stay at home, boy, you gotta tend the farm Living in the city, boy, is going to break your heart But how can you stay when your heart says no? How can you stop when your feet say go? You better get back, honky cat Better get back to the woods Well, I quit those days and my redneck ways And, ooh ooh ooh change is gonna do me good You better get back, honky cat Living in the city ain't where it's at It's like trying to find gold in a silver mine It's like trying to drink whiskey Oh, from a bottle of wine Get back, honky cat Get back, honky cat Get back, whoo You better Get back, honky cat Get back, honky cat Get back, whoo

Morning cup of coffee Not a single word And if you do, say something It's only about war Every time I ask you You just say we're good Either I'm a fool for asking Or you belong in Hollywood Five o'clock martinis Watch the sun go down (Sun go down) Eyes in crystal glasses That's the only sense I say you, let's get away You just smile and say we should Well either I'm a fool for asking Or you belong in Hollywood Like a silver screen It's a technical dream We pretend it's real But it's only make-believe Lying in our bed In the middle of back to We say, goodnight, I love you We never miss our cue I ask you, if you mean it (You mean it) You say, yes, I knew you Well either I'm a fool for asking Or you belong in Hollywood Either I'm a fool for asking Or you belong in Hollywood