When I was a kid, I was sure
I could run across the ocean
And I was gonna be an astronaut
When it was You, and it was me
I had everything I needed
Faith could even move a mountain top

And then I grew up
And then I got older
Then my life got tough
And we grew apart

I wanna go back
To Jesus loves me, this I know
For the bible tells me
For the bible tells me so
I wanna go back
To this little light, gonna let it shine
Gonna let it shine
I wanna go back

When I was a kid
I didn’t care to keep up with the jones
I was just happy that they lived next door
When it was You and it was me
I had everything I needed
Your hands were big enough to hold the world

And then i grew up
And then i got older
Then my life got tough
And we grew apart

I wanna go back
To Jesus loves me, this I know
For the bible tells me
For the bible tells me so
I wanna go back
To this little light, gonna let it shine
Gonna let it shine
I wanna go back

Wanna go, wanna go, wanna go back
Wanna go, wanna go, wanna go back
Wanna go, wanna go, wanna go back

Back to “yes Jesus loves me
Oh yes Jesus loves me
Yes Jesus loves me”
I wanna go back

I wanna go back
To Jesus loves me, this I know
For the bible tells me
For the bible tells me so
I wanna go back
To this little light, gonna let it shine
Gonna let it shine
I wanna go back

I wanna go back
To Jesus loves me, this I know
For the bible tells me
For the bible tells me so
I wanna go back
To this little light, gonna let it shine
Gonna let it shine
I wanna go back

Wanna go, wanna go, wanna go back
Wanna go, wanna go, wanna go back
Wanna go, wanna go, wanna go back
I wanna go back