[Verse 1] I used to be so free and easy When I was a younger man Hundred dollars in my pocket Never gonna work again And don't just give me the money And I never did find an act When one hand held a paycheck the other one take it back [Chorus] Take me back I was much too young to know take me back It was a long long time ago Take me back I swear that I have changed take me back [Verse 2] Icy kinda feeling racing down my spine May lightning strike me down before your lies find a line They say that the gra** is greener over on the other side If that's true I've never seen you better believe I tried [Chorus] Take me back I was much too young to know take me back It was a long long time ago Take me back I swear that I have changed take me back Take me back [Verse 3] I had a sad time again said by better man The road to hell is paved with good intention You were right I was wrong I loved you all along They say the youth is wasted on the young [Chorus] I used to be so free and easy When I was a younger man Hundred dollars in my pocket Never gonna work again And don't just give me the money And I never did find an act When one hand held a paycheck the other one take it back [Outro] Take me back I was much too young to know take me back It was a long long time ago Take me back I swear that I have changed take me back Take me back