I was fourteen the first time I left home
Not one drop of pollution, no taste of the cold
I remember that winter when snow was just snow
Runnin' free, full of dreams, and a heart of gold

Then, all at once, it was over, all I knew
All at once, I got older and outgrew you
I just need to get back and I don't know how

Oh, forgive me, my darlin', I let you down
I don't know where you are and I need you now
I'd do anything, I'd give up all I have
I want you back, I want you back, I want you back

Now I'm twenty-three and I still have dreams
But now I'm dreaming to be how I used to be
And I stay up, making peace with the irony
Oh, I'll waste away with this shame washing over me

Then, all at once, it was over, all I knew
All at once, I got older and outgrew you
I just need to get back and I don't know how

Oh, forgive me, my darlin', I let you down
I don't know where you are and I need you now
I'd do anything, I'd give up all I have
Oh, I want you back, I want you back, I want you back

I want you back, I want you back, I want you back
I want you back, I want you back, I want you back