How I long to go back to my childhood And sit on my mother's lap And hear her sweet voice in the kitchen As she worked the night away Oh, it brings me much nostalgia To think of all my childhood friends Who gave me all the love that a young boy would need That's why I'm what I am Yes, they gave me all the fun that a young boy would need That's why I'm here today Take me back to my childhood Take me back in time Where people used to care With a love so real and rare today Let me hear again The sound of home sweet home Bring yesterday back today ♪ How I long to sit again by the fireside And feel the smoke right in my eyes And listen to the animal stories And share the scanty meal in love Oh, it brings me much reflection To feel the joy of growin' up And if I lost everything in this crazy world I'd still thank God for just one thing Yes, if I lost everything in this old crazy world Then I'll still thank God for my childhood years Take me back to my childhood Take me back in time Where people used to care With a love so real and rare today Let me hear again The sound of home sweet home Bring yesterday back today There's time for everything under the sun A time to be born And a time to die Take me back to my childhood Take me back in time Where people used to care With a love so real and rare today Let me hear again The sound of home sweet home Bring yesterday back today