Jim St. James

Lyrics

WALKIN' DOWN THE RAILROAD TRACKS
SKIPPIN' STONES AND BOTTLE CAPS
WE'RE CATCHIN' TURTLES TO HAVE A RACE
THE WIND AND SUNSHINE ON MY FACE

MOM AND DAD ON ASSEMBLY LINES
SHIFT WORKS HARD ON QUALITY TIME
I STAYED AT HOME WITH THE YOUNGER ONES
IT FELT LIKE HELL BUT WE SURE HAD FUN

NOW I WISH I COULD GO BACK THERE
WHERE INNOCENCE RAN WILD
LIFE WAS SO SIMPLE
NO POLITICS OR CARS TO FIX, NO RHETORIC
OR SOCIAL TRICKS - I, THANK GOD I HAVE THE MEMORIES,
THEIR DIAMONDS IN MY SOUL, A WORLD OF BICYCLES AND BALL GAMES, GUITARS AND RADIOS

I KNEW A GIRL, SHE LIVED DOWN THE BLOCK
SHE'D TALK TO ME, SHE PLAYED HOP SCOTCH
OUR DAYS WERE LONG IN THE SUMMERTIME
AND I WROTE SONGS BOUT HOW SHE'D BE MINE

NOW I WISH I COULD GO BACK THERE
WHERE INNOCENCE RAN WILD
LIFE WAS SO SIMPLE
NO POLITICS OR CARS TO FIX, NO RHETORIC
OR SOCIAL TRICKS - I, THANK GOD I HAVE THE MEMORIES,
THEIR DIAMONDS IN MY SOUL, A WORLD OF BICYCLES AND BALL GAMES, GUITARS AND RADIOS

ON THE SIDE OF THE OLD BRICK HOUSE, WE BUILT A FORT AND PLAYED HIDE OUT, THE STREET LIGHTS ON, BETTER GET INSIDE, DINNERS WAITING DISNEY STARTS AT FIVE

NOW I WISH I COULD GO BACK THERE
BUT ONLY FOR AWHILE
LIFE WAS SO SIMPLE
BUT THEN IT WENT LIKE PENNIES SPENT, THE GIFT OF YOUTH IS HEAVEN SENT BUT-
THANK GOD I HAVE THE MEMORIES,
THEIR DIAMONDS IN MY SOULS, A WORLD OF BICYCLES AND BALL GAMES, GUITARS AND RADIOS