I used to live in a poor neighborhood   My friends and me, we always had a time   Never had no money but we had it so good   Those days are gone and I wanna go back      So pure, so simple      Never thought about it   When you're young, you don't care   You don't realize it 'til it's all behind   Take it for granted just not well      Oh oh, it was pure and simple   I'll remember those days 'til the end   Oh oh, God knows, it's simple   If I could live my life all over again   I'd keep it pure and simple      Those days are gone and I wanna go back      Got me a feelin' I'm not alone   Wish I had a road so I could go back home      Oh oh, it was pure and simple   I'll remember those days 'til the end   Oh oh, God knows, it's simple   If I could live my life all over again      Oh oh, it was pure and simple   I'll remember those days 'til the end   Oh oh, God knows, it's simple   If I could live my life all over again   I'd keep it pure and simple