back in the day... 
oh, it wasn't that far. 
not a day goes by that won't be in the back tomorrow. 
take today as a sample to you. 
it looks cloudy outside, 
what are you gonna do 
well, we could get up 
or we could get on down 
we could drive to the country or head downtown, 
maybe i'll join you too 
we could have been so much better off than before 
if we held on true 
 
take today, and go walk for a while 
well just sit back jack and relax and enjoy a smile 
well let your mind go... 
for a minute or two, 
let your mind levitate for a delicate few. 
 
we could have been so much better off than before 
if we held on true 
 
i said but lately i've been feeling mighty old 
i said the sun has got me cracked and this wind has got me cold 
and i'm so damn tired of losing my friends 
every single time i go and lose my ends 
i say but that's okay, i'm on my way 
and in awhile when i realize there's something new 
but until then i got to hold on true...