When I was young, I used to play   On the sand by the bay   What I've got now I'd give it all away   Just to have some fun      Life was all, I had a ship   And sailed it to the end   Why can't I go there again?      Take me back to then   When life was mellow   Where we had golden sun      Take me back, I said   I can't continue   With the world I'm in, oh      Playing in the park   Every afternoon   I've grown old, far too soon      Someone please tell me why   I can't be made to see   What good's left in my life   Is this the end of me?      There's a tear for all the dreams   That I left behind   They'll always be on my mind      Take me back to then   When life was mellow   Where we had golden sun      Take me back, I said   I can't continue   With the world I'm in      Take me back to then   When life was mellow   Where we had golden sun      Take me back, I said   I can't continue   With the world I'm in