there must be something missing
cause i can't stop reminiscing 'bout my school days
yeah, my life's at such a low
that i'm longing to go back to high school
back to the unfulfilled romance
of my ??? christmas dance
i haven't got a girlfriend and my job is a dead-end
i'm going nowhere
oh, my childhood dreams are dead,
i've got unpaid bills instead and thinning hair
evenings spent alone,
watching late night soft core p***
oh, take me back, back to high school
oh, take me back, back to high school
i was young and so naive
i thought the moon was made of cheese
and i had the world at my feet
yeah, but four long years in college
forced me to acknowledge
life's not that easy
nagging fears inside that i'm wasting my whole life
so mother, give me back my blazer,
my tie and my eraser cause i'm going back
i'm phoning the headmaster:
"my life is a disaster, won't you take me back?"
back to those small town teenage times
i was so glad to leave behind
oh, take me back, back to high school
oh, take me back, back to high school
and ain't it funny how time slips away?
[snuff - whatever happened to the likely lads]
"oh, what happened to you?
whatever happened to me?
what became of the people we used to be?
tomorrow's almost over,
today went by so fast,
the only thing to look forward to is the past?"
cause i can't stop reminiscing 'bout my school days
yeah, my life's at such a low
that i'm longing to go back to high school
back to the unfulfilled romance
of my ??? christmas dance
i haven't got a girlfriend and my job is a dead-end
i'm going nowhere
oh, my childhood dreams are dead,
i've got unpaid bills instead and thinning hair
evenings spent alone,
watching late night soft core p***
oh, take me back, back to high school
oh, take me back, back to high school
i was young and so naive
i thought the moon was made of cheese
and i had the world at my feet
yeah, but four long years in college
forced me to acknowledge
life's not that easy
nagging fears inside that i'm wasting my whole life
so mother, give me back my blazer,
my tie and my eraser cause i'm going back
i'm phoning the headmaster:
"my life is a disaster, won't you take me back?"
back to those small town teenage times
i was so glad to leave behind
oh, take me back, back to high school
oh, take me back, back to high school
and ain't it funny how time slips away?
[snuff - whatever happened to the likely lads]
"oh, what happened to you?
whatever happened to me?
what became of the people we used to be?
tomorrow's almost over,
today went by so fast,
the only thing to look forward to is the past?"