Back in the days when my spirits were high And the ladies played dress up for catching your eye You would say in those days "Who's that carefree guy always grinning?" But now that old smile is the smile of a clown And my heart it is low and my spirits are down And my limbs are like lead And my hangover head's always spinning I'm always on edge and I'm always off track And all I can think of are things that I lack Take me back, take me back, to the beginning Take me back, take me back, to the beginning The name on the lease is the one piece of me That says I am here in this weird century And we all see the signs But we all disagree on the meaning But back in the days you would swear it was so That as it was above it would be below And all that you needed Were places to go do your bidding But now I have no place in space and time And of hope there is no trace on this face of mine And the judgment's against me But I don't know what crime I'm committing We were up on the hill you were Jill I was Jack Now my crown it is broken, we're under attack Take me back, take me back, to the beginning Take me back, take me back, to the beginning