Sixteen For Awhile

I returned to my hometown yesterday
 And my life, before my eyes, came flashing back
 Everything was changed, and the faces looked so strange
 Sometimes I wish that I was young again
 If I close my eyes, think on back to happy times
 I can be 16 years old for a while
 Honest friendships, high school dances
 Innocence and short romances
 Life was simple but it sure was good somehow
 Then we drove to an old beach last night
 A place I used to go not long ago
 Walking barefoot in the sand, I saw two people holding hands
 Falling in love for their first time
 If I close my eyes, think on back to happy times
 I can be 16 years old for a while
 Honest friendships, high school dances
 Innocence and short romances
 Life was simple but it sure was good somehow
 Now I'm older, I guess, a little wiser
 Experience is added to my name
 But I can't help but feel that I traded a part
 Of who I am along the way
 When I close my eyes, think on back to happy times
 I can be 16 years old for a while
 Honest friendships, high school dances
 Innocence and short romances
 Life was simple but it sure was good somehow
 When I close my eyes, think on back to happy times
 It sure feels good to be 16 for a while
 Honest friendships, high school dances
 Innocence and short romances
 Life was simple but it sure was good somehow
 Life was simple but it sure was good somehow