1955

If I were a few generations younger Who would know What I'd like and what I'd do My taste in music, taste in clothes Perhaps I'd meet a girl who likes the things I do And maybe more We'd take my thunderbird for a summer trip Down to the shore Homecoming can Only come so soon It's time to go back in time And come run away with you And I hope you are still alive, though it ain't 1955 I would be right there by your side, if I was born in '39 Maybe we could build a boat and sail across the sea But you're far away from me, not just by length but by an eternity I can see your face, your hair-sprayed hair And polka-dotted dress I got suspenders, got my thick-rimmed glasses And my hair's a mess But you don't care, we just sip our milkshakes And theorize 'bout the moon Listen to Perry Como, I'd get jealous As you swoon Homecoming can Only come so soon It's time to go back in time And come run away with you And I hope you are still alive, though it ain't 1955 I would be right there by your side, if I was born in '39 Maybe we could build a boat and sail across the sea But you're far away from me, not just by length but by an eternity Maybe we can build a boat and sail across the sea No electric light will blind us from the starry sky I take your hand, you'd be mine, and in my car at the drive-in The radio is all we need to feel alive Build a rocket ship and fly into the moon and never come back (I need you here) I'll see you on the edge of the galaxy as we run on for miles (I need you here) And I hope you are still alive, though it ain't 1955 I would be right there by your side, if I was born in '39 Maybe we could build a boat and sail across the sea But you're far away from me, not just by length but by an eternity