Sixteen For A While

Em C D Em C G D Em C D Em I returned to my hometown yesterday C G D and my life before my eyes came flashing back G C D Em Everything was changed and the faces looked so strange C G D sometimes I wish that I was young again Em C G D And if I close my eyes and think in back to happy times Em C G D I could be sixteen years old for a while Em C G D honest friendships, high school dances, innocence and short romances Em C G D life was simple but it sure was good somehow G C D Em Then we drove to an old beach last night C G D a place we used to go not long ago G C walking barefoot in the sand D Em I saw two people holding hands C G D falling in love for their fist time Em C G D And if I close my eyes and think in back to happy times Em C G D I could be sixteen years old for a while Em C G D honest friendships, high school dances, innocence and short romances Em C G D life was simple but it sure was good somehow G C D Em Now I'm older I guess a little wiser C G D experience is added to my name G C But I can't help but feel D Em that I traded apart C G D of who I am along the way Em C G D And if I close my eyes and think in back to happy times Em C G D I could be sixteen years old for a while Em C G D honest friendships, high school dances, innocence and short romances Em C G D life was simple but it sure was good somehow Em C G D And if I close my eyes and think in back to happy times Em C G D It sure feels good to be sixteen for a while Em C G D honest friendships, high school dances, innocence and short romances Em C G D life was simple but it sure was good somehow G