I hold a candle for a girl from way back when
Not as she is today but how she was back then
Ain't that how it goes, I just say gee whiz
That's how it was, but this is how it is

I've been thinking of the things I used to
When I was young and dumb and didn't have a clue
When I had the spunk, when I had the fizz
That's how it was, but this is how it is

I've been from down to up, I've been from up to down
I've been coast to coast, town to town, all around
I've been from outer space to
Twenty thousand miles beneath the ground

I have a memory from very long ago
Back when I had no cares because I didn't know
That too much knowledge hurts, but baby, that's show biz
That's how it was, but this is how it is