Back - Dave Patten

I wanna go back to the old days

Back to better times

I wanna relive the beauty

That ran out of my life

Back to old me

Back as far as I’d like

I wouldn’t change it

I just wanna experience it twice

(Mmm ohhhh)

I’ve got this picture frame

Bought it at the dollar store

It’s held my memories

Longer than I could hold them for

And I look at it now

As I looked at it then

I close my eyes

And relive the moment again

I can’t help but smile

I’m in a perfect place

I love seeing you here

This way you’ll never fade

And I can dream big

Even when I’m asleep

I know you’re close by

Always comforting me

I wanna go back to the old days

Back to better times

I wanna relive the beauty

That ran out of my life

Back to old me

Back as far as I’d like

I wouldn’t change it

I just wanna experience it twice

(Mmm ohhhh)

I’ve got this painting here

A picture of a bridge

It meant nothing before

But now I treasure it

This bridge was really small

Not my centerpiece

It just hung on my wall

And captured memories

Strange and beautiful

In everything I see

Every color every stroke

Is like a piece of me

I’m so invested now

Remember when we started?

With all that love

I still don’t know the artist

I wanna go back to the old days

Back to better times

I wanna relive the beauty

That ran out of my life

Back to old me

Back as far as I’d like

I wouldn’t change it

I just wanna experience it twice

(Mmm ohhhh)

I’ve got this old guitar

It should be in the trash

The strings are broken

The bridge is gone and the neck is snapped

But every time I look

It’s like I’m fifteen

Trying to make my first impression

Here on the camp scene

Hah, you’re taking me back

Oh I remember it now

The bitter taste of defeat

Every time a girl shut me down

It’s just a piece of wood

But look how much I learned

It seemed dumb at the time

I’m just happy it worked

I wanna go back to the old days

Back to better times

I wanna relive the beauty

That ran out of my life

Back to old me

Back as far as I’d like

I wouldn’t change it

I just wanna experience it twice

(Mmm ohhhh)

Now I’m facing myself

We’re standing eye to eye

It’s a test to see who can

Trump the effects of time

We have a clear winner

I must be ten years old

But I embrace the wisdom

Rejuvenate my soul

I feel a changed man

Even from yesterday

And I am proud to say

This sinner’s learned from his mistakes

Cause if you give it up

Well then you’ll never know

And there’s only one place

You’re ever gonna wanna go

I wanna go back to the old days

Back to better times

I wanna relive the beauty

That ran out of my life

Back to old me

Back as far as I’d like

I wouldn’t change it

I just wanna experience it twice

(Mmm ohhhh)