They say you can’t go back home again and they’re so right. Who doesn’t want to go back and experience the good ole days again? Eddie Money’s “I Wanna Go Back” is a fun song that takes you back to your glory days. Great video too.
However, if you really think about it, would you really want to go through all of it again? We have a tendency to mostly remember only the good times and the pleasant memories of our youth. We instinctively block out our painful experiences except perhaps for the most painful ones of all. If we could transport ourselves back in time I bet most of us would be shocked by how much of the bad we forgot over the course of time. Also, it makes a difference if we could go back and still know what we know today or go back to being the clueless fools we felt like back then.
Personally, I love where I am today and I believe I’ve learned a great deal from all of my past experiences, the good and the bad. So, I think it’s healthy to reminisce about the good ole days every now as in this song, but we should never squander our most precious gift which is the present moment, which can become a beautiful memory in the future.
I was listening to the radio
I heard a song reminded me of long ago
Back then I thought that things were never gonna change
It used to be that I never had to feel the pain
I know that things will never be the same now
I wanna go back
And do it all over again
But I can’t go back I know
I wanna go back
Cause I’m feeling so much older
But I can’t go back I know
I recall hanging out on Friday night
The first slow dance
Hoping that I’ll get it right
Back then I thought I’d never ever stand alone
It used to be that a lonely heart was never shown
I know that things will never be the same
I wanna go back
And do it all over again
But I can’t go back I know
I wanna go back
Cause I’m feeling so much older
But I can’t go back I know
Can’t go back
I can’t go back
I know now that things will never be the same
I said
I wanna go back
And do it all over again
But I can’t go back I know
I wanna go back
Cause I’m feeling so much older
But I can’t go back I know
I wanna go back
And do it all over again
But I can’t go back I know
I wanna go back
Cause I’m feeling so much older
But I can’t go back I know
I wanna go back
And do it all over again
But I can’t go back I know
I wanna go back
Cause I’m feeling so much older
But I can’t go back I know
No, No
And do it all over
