I WANNA GO BACK

I MIGHT UNLOAD THESE NAGGIN' BLUES
IF I COULD JUST CUT ME THE SLACK THAT I'M DUE
IF YOU COULDA SEEN ME BACK IN '82
YOU'D KNOW I'VE ONLY GOT MYSELF TO COMPARE ME TO

I WAS LOOKIN' IN THE MIRROR TODAY
THE BLUES SNUCK IN AS I HEARD ME SAY
THIS IS MORE THAN JUST A BAD HAIR DAY
I GOT WRINKLES ON MY ELBOWS, LET ME KNEEL DOWN AND PRAY

I WANNA GO BACK, WANNA GO BACK
NO GRAY HAIRS AND NO BELLY FAT
I WANNA GO BACK, WANNA GO BACK
I MISS THE OLD ME, AND I WANNA GO BACK

LIVED IN MY TRUCK AND HAD PLENTY OF DOUGH
DIDN'T THINK 65 WAS GOIN' TOO SLOW
HAD BIG HUGS FOR EVERYBODY I KNOW
DIDN'T HAVE A BODY PART THAT I COULD NOT SHOW

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WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THE BOUNCE IN MY WALK
AND WHEN DID I STOP WALKIN' MY TALK
THIS 40 SOMETHIN' IS REALLY A SHOCK
WATCHIN' MYSELF IS JUST WATCHIN' THE CLOCK

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