When a man was a man and his word was true And your problems could be fixed with a beer or two There wasn't so much hate on the nightly news Yeah, lately I've been thinkin' that we could use, a little more Back, back in the day When the world didn't seem so crazy I'm just trying to say Some things don't need changin' From where I stand, it ain't workin' Everybody's hurtin', think it's time we turn it Back, back in the day Oh, when you waved to a stranger and your neighbour was a friend And a deal would be done with the shake of a hand And a bonfire night was a weekend's plan Oh, lately I've been wishin' we could go back then ... Oh, back, back in the day When the world didn't seem so crazy I'm just trying to say Some things don't need changin' From where I stand, it ain't workin' Everybody's hurtin', think it's time we turn it Back, back in the day Oh, let's take it back (Back in the day, back in the day...) Oh, take it back (Back in the day, back in the day...) Oh, I'm just looking for a world where my kids Can grow up wild and free, like I did Back, back in the day Oh, back in the day Man, I wish I could go Back, back in the day When the world didn't seem so crazy I'm just trying to say Some things don't need changin' From where I stand, it ain't workin' Everybody's hurtin', think it's time we turn it Back, back in the day Oh, take me back Hey, hey Hey, take me back Yeah, take me back